Sunak Under Pressure to Suspend UK Weapons Sales to Israel
- Hundreds of lawyers, judges, academics urge UK action
- Labour, SNP seek publication of legal advice on Gaza
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under mounting pressure to suspend British arms sales to Israel as three former supreme court justices warned the UK is breaching international law by arming the country during the war in Gaza.
The UK government’s obligations under international law “require” it to “suspend the provision of weapons and weapons systems to the government of Israel,” in light of its continuing offensive in Gaza, more than 600 lawyers, retired judges and academics said in an open letter. Signatories included former top judges Brenda Hale, Jonathan Sumption and Nicholas Wilson.