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UK officials bullied, pressured over Israel arms sales reports

United Kingdom of complicity in Israeli war crimes in Gaza through continued arms exports.

The Guardian, Mark Smith, the former lead officer on arms sales policy at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), said the UK's system for controlling arms exports is broken.

    violate international law.

    arms sales to Saudi Arabia during its military campaign in Yemen, accusing the UK government of being "fully aware" that Saudi airstrikes were killing high numbers of civilians.

    resigning from his position over the UK government's refusal to halt arms sales as Israel waged war on Gaza.

    called for the UK to suspend all arms sales to Israel amid its war on Gaza, which has killed over 60,000 Palestinians, including 14,000 still trapped under the rubble.

    ruled that it is "plausible" that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.

    suspended 30 of its 350 arms export licenses to Israel in September on the grounds that there was a risk the weapons might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law.

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