Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Oliver Dowden before speaking to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London this morning.The UK will halt arms sales to Israel if it is found to be breaking international law in its war with Hamas,But he insisted that, at the moment, the legal advice “has not changed” and that arms sales to Tel Aviv could continue.
Dowden made his comments amid mounting calls for the West to stop supplying munitions to Israel as the death toll in Gaza continues to rise.He said: “I think that Israel is conducting a legitimate campaign and it is doing so in a very, very difficult environment where it is facing Hamas - a terrorist organisation that hides within its civilian population.”Dowden replied: “The key thing is ‘is it legitimate, can we lawfully sell arms to Israel’ and yes, that is the case.
Dowden said: “We will of course act in accordance with our obligations in respect of arms sales, and the way that that works is there’s legal advicem, the foreign secretary reaches a judgment and he gives that advice to the business secretary.“If it is the case that we can’t lawfully do so then of course we won’t supply those arms.
“We rightly hold ourselves to a high standard and we rightly hold the countries to whom we export arms to a high standard and that’s what you’d accept.” "If the UK government receives legal advice that says Israel is in breach of international law, will arms sales stop?" asksIsraeli Minister Uses Air Quotes To Talk About 'Innocent People In Gaza'Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.
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