Labour MP Zarah Sultana tables amendment calling for end of Israel arm sales

Labour MP Zarah Sultana has tabled an amendment to the upcoming king's speech, calling for an end to British arms sales to Israel.

The king's speech is used by the British government to outline its policies for the upcoming parliamentary session and will be the first under newly elected Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

In an opinion piece for the Guardian on Wednesday, Sultana said British made parts are used in Israeli F35 warplanes, which have been used to target Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

"This is just one example of Israel’s use of British-made arms in its assault on Gaza. But after almost 10 months and 38,000 Palestinians killed, to their eternal shame the Conservatives left office refusing to suspend arms sales," she wrote, adding: "This responsibility now falls to Labour."

With tens of thousands dead and much of Gaza laid to waste, Israel is now subject of two major international court cases. 

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