Israel, British Jews slam UK's 'hypocritical' decision to suspend arms exports

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JERUSALEM – Israeli leaders and British Jews have slammed a U.K. government decision announced on Monday to suspend 30 arms export licenses to Israel over concerns the Jewish state has violated international humanitarian law during its 11-month war against Hamas in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the move "shameful" in a post on X and said that it would not "change Israel’s determination to defeat Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization that savagely murder 1,200 people on Oct. 7, including 14 British citizens."

The Israeli leader also noted that Hamas was still holding some five British citizens as hostages and expressed disappointment that "instead of standing with Israel, a fellow democracy defending itself against barbarism, Britain’s misguided decision will only embolden Hamas."

"Israel is pursuing a just war with just means, taking unprecedented measures to keep civilians out of harm’s way and comporting fully with international law," he wrote.

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Also posting on X, Britain’s Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis said that the announcement "feeds the falsehood that Israel is in breach of International Humanitarian Law, when in fact it is going to extraordinary lengths to uphold it," and that it "will serve to encourage our shared enemies."

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