let's turn straight away to breaking news regarding the Middle East because the UK foreign secretary has just announced a partial suspension of export arms licenses to Israel he made that announcement in the House of Commons in the last 20 minutes or so a partial suspension it covers 30 arms export licenses uh we will play you the clip of David Lamy making that announcement in the comment here in the next little while but more pressure clearly on Israel and the Prime Minister we've seen those comments in the last hour or so from Joe Biden saying Benjamin
Netanyahu is not doing enough to actually secure that new hostage and ceasefire deal now the UK foreign secretary making this announcement and of course all the while today we've had that general strike with thousands of people on the streets adding yet more pressure on Israel's prime minister well as I said that announcement just made in the last little while from David Lamy so let's hear him speaking there in the British House of Commons it is with regret that I inform the house today the assessment I have received leaves me unable to conclude anything other than
that for certain UK arms exports to Israel there does exist a clear risk that they might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law I have informed my right honorable friend the business and trade secretary and he is therefore today announcing the suspension of around 30 from a total of approximately 350 to Israel as required under the export controls act these include equipment that we assess is for use in the current conflict in Gaza such as in important components which go into military aircraft including fighter aircraft helicopters and drones as
well as items which facilitate ground targeting and for transparency this government is publishing a summary of our assessment that was David Lamy speaking in the last few minutes we'll talk to our political correspondent live here on the program here after 5 o'
