I have signed a letter to the Foreign Secretary David Cameron, and Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch MP, asking for them to immediately suspend export licenses for arms transfers to Israel.

The letter was written by Zarah Sultana MP, and signed by a cross-party group of 134 Parliamentarians.

The case for this is overwhelming. More than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s assault, 70% women and children. Israeli bombing has destroyed or severely damaged up to 80% of civilian infrastructure, including homes, hospitals, schools and sanitation facilities.

The Israeli government’s assault on Gaza has pushed families to the brink of famine, it is crucial that arms sales are suspended.

I stood up in Parliament to ask what it would take for the Government to suspend arms sales to Israel. Read more here.