Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5417 on Israel: Military Aid, whether it is his Department's policy not to provide military equipment to Israel since 7 October 2023.

The UK has a longstanding defence relationship with Israel. Any gifting of military equipment by the UK Government is considered on a case-by-case basis and is assessed against the UK’s Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.