UK Urged to Cut Off Arms Sales to Israel After Restoring UNRWA Funds

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UK Urged to Cut Off Arms Sales to Israel After Restoring UNRWA Funds
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Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.

Days after independent United Nations experts said the blocking of humanitarian aid to Gaza over the past nine months has led to famine throughout the enclave, rights groups on Friday applauded the British government's announcement that it will restore funding to the U.N.'s relief agency in Palestine—but said the Labour Party will remain complicit in the suffering of Gaza ns as long as it continues arming Israel .

—UNRWA's largest funder—as the only country that has not restored its financial support for the agency. In March, the U.S. passed a military spending package that prohibits UNRWA funding through at least March 2025. Bierley was among those who noted that while the U.K. is committing to provide more humanitarian relief to Palestinians in Gaza, the Labour government is still providing Israel with military aid. 'While the U.K.

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