UK minister: Export license suspension won’t have ‘material’ impact on Israeli security
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, right, meets with his British counterpart, UK Secretary of State for Defense John Healey at the Israel Defense Forces HQ in Tel Aviv, August 2, 2024. (Shachar Yurman/Defense Ministry)
Britain’s defense minister John Healey says the country’s suspension of 30 of its 350 arms export licenses to Israel will not threaten Israel’s ability to defend itself.
“It will not have a material impact on Israel’s security,” he tells Times Radio, the day after the suspension was announced.
