Hannah Bond, co-CEO of ActionAid UK, said:
“For many months now, we have been demanding that the UK government puts meaningful pressure on the Israeli authorities to end their brutal war in Gaza. We welcome the long-overdue announcement of some fresh measures today, but there is no excuse for the UK to refrain from going much, much further.
“The Foreign Secretary rightly described the situation in Gaza as intolerable and abominable – so why is the government allowing weapons partly made in the UK to continue to wreak death and devastation on Palestinians, including women and children? Until the UK halts all arms exports to the Israeli government, it remains at risk of complicity in the egregious violations of international humanitarian law taking place.
“Any further delay is unconscionable and indefensible. The government must take further action immediately to pressure the Israeli authorities to allow sufficient humanitarian supplies into Gaza and put a permanent end to the war, and it must do everything in its power to hold all those responsible for atrocities and human rights violations to account.”
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Contact the ActionAid press office on uk.media@actionaid.org or on 07753 973 486.
Hannah Bond, Co-CEO at ActionAid UK, is available for interview on request.