The comments come after three Britons were among seven aid workers killed by an Israeli air strike.
Rishi Sunak has defended the UK’s ‘careful export licensing regime’ amidst calls for the UK to stop arms exports to Israel
“There are a set of rules, regulations and procedures that we’ll always follow, and I have been consistently clear with Prime Minister Netanyahu since the start of this conflict that while of course we defend Israel’s right to defend itself and its people against attacks from Hamas, they have to do that in accordance with international humanitarian law, protect civilian lives and, sadly, too many civilians have already lost their lives.
The crossbench peer, who served as national security adviser between 2010 and 2012, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think there is abundant evidence now that Israel hasn’t been taking enough care to fulfil its obligations on the safety of civilians, and a country that gets arms from the UK has to comply with international humanitarian law, that is a condition of the arms export licensing policy.“It won’t change the course of the war.
“Clearly, the thought that British-made arms could have been used in strikes such as these is completely unacceptable.
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