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UK suspends or refuses over 80 Gaza export licences

Original: Middle East minister Stephen Doughty said earlier this month that London had suspended or refused more than 80 export li

Middle East minister Stephen Doughty said earlier this month that London had suspended or refused more than 80 export licenses in relation to Gaza. Critics point out these are rejections of new applications rather than a halt to the roughly 350 existing licences, a distinction they say downplays the UK's actual change in policy.

Why now: The discrepancy between claimed export licence suspensions and continuing existing licences is drawing scrutiny of UK arms policy toward Israel.

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• Middle East minister Stephen Doughty said earlier this month that London had suspended or refused more than 80 export licenses in relation to # Gaza but these are simply rejections of new applications for licenses rather than the stopping of 350 existing ones. # freepalestine · Geri@veganism.social · 4

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