Posted on 07/13/2009 2:40:22 AM PDT by forkinsocket
JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) - Britain has cancelled the planned sale of some military components to Israel following an export review prompted by the December-January war in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli official said on Monday.
London cancelled five out of 182 licensed British arms exports to Israel, the official said, all involving equipment for the Saar 4.5 class Corvette, a naval vessel that took part in the offensive which killed more than 1,400 Palestinians.
British Foreign Minister David Milliband announced the review in April after some legislators pressed for an arms embargo on both Israel and the Hamas Islamists ruling Gaza.
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U.K.: We revoked Israel arms licenses, but it’s no embargo
HaAretz | 7/13/09 | Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Posted on 07/13/2009 9:24:04 AM PDT by Nachum
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