Skip to main content
The Morning Star 2026 Conference
Labour should halt arms sales to Israel and sanction its officials to help halt the genocide in Gaza, McDonald tells MPs
Palestinians queue for food in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, November 18, 2024

LABOUR should halt arms sales to Israel and sanction Israeli officials to help halt the genocide in Gaza, left MP Andy McDonald told the Commons today.

Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr McDonald drew attention to  a new report by Human Rights Watch which has “set out irrefutably how Israeli authorities are committing the war crimes of forcible transfer” on the population in Gaza.

 This “amounts to crimes against humanity,” he said. “Israel’s evacuation system fails to ensure civilian safety.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
A Palestinian girl struggles to obtain donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 9, 2025
Gaza Genocide / 10 May 2025
10 May 2025

ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians

Palestinians children inspect the damage caused by an Israeli air strike that targeted displacement tents in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, May 7, 2025
Gaza / 7 May 2025
7 May 2025

Report reveals Britain exported over 160,000 military items to Tel Aviv since genocide began – most were sent after partial arms exports ban began last September

Palestinians grieve over the bodies of their relatives, who
Britain / 2 April 2025
2 April 2025
Meanwhile, Labour government toughens rhetoric against the genocide, but stops short of making any changes in policy or practical support for Israel