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Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to halt weapon sales to Israel, provoking bitter infighting in the Conservative party. The row comes in the wake of seven aid workers, including three
British citizens, being killed by an
Israeli air strike earlier this week, with the PM preparing to suspend arms sales if new legal guidance suggests the state broke international law, i understands. Foreign Secretary David Cameron yesterday pledged to “hold Israel to account”. Meanwhile, other Tory MPs have called on
Britain to “double down” on support for Israel, with senior Conservative MP Bob Seeley saying that blocking
MILITARY exports would amount to “shallow gesture politics”.