POLITICSJul 23 · 12:44 UTCMIDDLE EAST EYEMEE staff

UK secretly considered suspending Israel trade deal during Gaza famine

The UK government secretly considered suspending Israel’s preferential trade privileges in August 2025 amid famine in Gaza but ultimately kept the 2019 UK-Israel Trade Partnership Agreement intact. A review by the Department for Business and Trade under Keir Starmer was concealed from Parliament, despite escalating concerns over Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank.

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United KingdomplaceIsraelplaceGazaplaceUK-Israel Trade Partnership AgreementtopicDepartment for Business and TradeorganizationKeir StarmerpersonChris BryantpersonLabour Friends of IsraelorganizationSky NewsorganizationGlobal Justice Noworganization

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