https://www.declassifieduk.org/secret-uk-israel-military-deal-in-place-throughout-genocide

A military agreement Britain and Israel signed in 2020 has not been modified despite Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the Ministry of Defence admits.

In December 2020, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tweeted that it had signed a military agreement with the UK.

It said British and Israeli military chiefs had agreed to “formalise and enhance the defence partnership and support the growing Israel-UK partnership.”

In Britain, the government gave the new agreement no publicity. Months passed in silence, with no press release or mention by the Ministry of Defence, together with no noticeable interest from the national media.

The silence was broken in May 2021 when Kenny MacAskill MP questioned the government in parliament, requesting it to publish the accord.

But Conservative defence minister James Heappey said the agreement was “being kept at a higher security classification and therefore it will not be made public”.

Heappey said the accord “strengthens the defence relationship between Britain and Israel” and was “an important piece of defence diplomacy”.

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Now, a response by the MoD to a freedom of information request states that “no amendments or modifications to this agreement exist”, confirming it is still active.

The admission is significant, showing that UK ministers have been content to keep a military accord alive with a state engaged in genocide.

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