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Protesters march on Labour conference, call for ending arms sale to Israel
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters marched on Labour’s annual conference, the first after Andy Burnham took over as prime minister, in Liverpool and called for an end to UK arms sales to Israel.</p>
<p>Some of the protesters called for expanding the sanctions, which were imposed by the UK government recently on West Bank settlements, to all of Israel.</p>
<p>Britain has announced the country's strongest package of sanctions against Israel’s illegal settlements, targeting the trade, finance and services that sustain their expansion across the occupied West Bank.</p>
<p>In September 2024, the newly elected Starmer government suspended around 30 export licences for UK-made arms after assessing there was a "clear risk" the items could be used in Gaza in serious violations of international humanitarian law.</p>
<p>But the same government also approved $169m worth of military equipment for Israel over the next three months. </p>
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<figcaption>Protesters have called for Israel-wide sanctions. (AFP)</figcaption>
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