Monday evening news briefing: Britain to stop exporting some arms to Israel

Good evening. Britain will stop exporting some military equipment to Israel after concluding there is a risk they may be used in breach of humanitarian law in Gaza.

Elsewhere, Jeremy Corbyn has formed an “Independent Alliance” with four other pro-Gaza independent MPs to boost their voice in the House of Commons.

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Britain to stop exporting some arms to Israel

Around 30 licenses for the export of arms to Israel out of 350 will be affected, David Lammy has announced.

The decision was made under the strategic export licensing criteria, which bans the export of items if there is a risk of them being used for violation of humanitarian law in the areas of humanitarian provision and access, treatment of detainees, and prosecution of military campaigns.

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Jeremy Corbyn forms pro-Gaza alliance with independent MPs

Mr Corbyn is joining forces with Shockat Adam, Ayoub Khan, Adnan Hussain and Iqbal Mohamed, giving the alliance the same parliamentary strength as Reform UK and the DUP.

Forming an official grouping should increase the MPs’ chances of being allocated questions and speaking slots in the Commons.