UK imports of Israeli arms and military equipment increased by 10,589% between 2023 and 2025, according to UN trade data, prompting renewed scrutiny of Britain’s defence ties with Israel and the growing international market for technologies critics say have been developed and tested in the context of the occupation of Palestinian territories.

The British government withheld spy flight details – exposed by AOAV – from a key court case on arms exports to Israel, raising serious questions of transparency and complicity.

Despite suspending trade talks with Israel over its actions in Gaza, the UK Government continues to export arms — revealing a stark hypocrisy at the heart of its foreign policy.

The UK Parliament’s 8 May session on economic security exposed a dangerously narrow and elite-driven definition of security—one that excluded voices from civil society, the global South, and those most affected by Britain’s economic and military policies.

A coalition of organisations from F-35 partner nations is calling for an immediate halt to all arms transfers to Israel, citing overwhelming evidence that these fighter jets have been used to commit serious violations of international law in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Canada’s suspension of military exports to Israel, though politically timed and partial, raises concerns about the transparency and effectiveness of the country’s arms export policies.