UK suspends some arm sales to Israel, citing humanitarian ‘risk’

The United Kingdom is suspending the sale of some arms to Israel, citing a risk the weapons pose in violating international humanitarian law.

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Monday that around 30 of the total 350 licenses would be immediately halted, following a review commissioned after the July election.

The licenses include equipment that goes into military aircraft, helicopters, drones and ground targeting machines that the U.K. has found to be used in the “current...