Israeli soldiers deployed to Gaza, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022.
THE British government must end arms sales to Israel in response to the state’s latest deadly onslaught on the Gaza strip, campaigners have urged.
The Tory government has licensed at least £442 million worth of arms to Israeli forces since 2015, including bombs, drones, aircraft and ammunition, according to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT).
The campaign group says that the government must immediately halt arms sales to Israel after its forces massacred 44 Palestinians, including 15 children, in a three-day attack on Gaza.
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The people of Palestine need our solidarity in actions not words – trade unionists must give them our full support in their darkest hour, writes DANIEL KEBEDE