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This is the best summary I could come up with:
A letter signed by more than 130 parliamentarians to the foreign secretary, David Cameron, highlights action taken by other countries, most recently Canada, which last week announced it would halt all arms exports to Israel.
Some of the foreign secretary’s criticisms have by implication suggested Israel as the occupying power is not complying with its duty under international law to supply food and water to Palestinian civilians.
Sultana said: “With the Israeli government now seemingly disregarding the UN security council’s ceasefire resolution, it is again violating international law and making the case for an end to arms sales impossible to ignore.
“The UK government must finally uphold the rights of the Palestinian people, heed this call from 130 cross-party parliamentarians, and immediately end arms sales to Israel.”
Separately, a request for judicial review is being sought over the UK decision to suspend its funding to Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
The legal challenge alleges that the suspension decision was made illogically and without due consideration of evidence, of international obligations, or of Foreign Office decision-making frameworks.
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