
Britain suspends some arms sales to Israel, Biden criticises Netanyahu
(The Age, 3/9/2024) Too little too late in many ways but at least it is a start – Mark London: Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel because there was a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday. In the US, President Joe Biden said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Britain’s Lammy said the decision to