Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has claimed the UK government is “abandoning Israel” after a partial suspension of arms sales to the country. The embargo, which affects 30 weapons export licences, was announced on Monday, on the basis the weapons may have been used to commit “serious violations” of international humanitarian law. Writing on X, Mr Johnson said: “Hamas is still holding many innocent Jewish hostages while Israel tries to prevent a repeat of the October 7 massacre. Why are Lammy and Starmer abandoning Israel? Do they want Hamas to win?”
