UK Government arms exports to Israel hit a "record high" in recent months, analysis has found.
As of July, the Labour Government still has more than 300 arms exports licences with Israel, Channel 4 reports.
It comes amid growing calls for the UK Government to immediately issue a full arms embargo against Israel due to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, which has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians.
In September last year, Labour suspended 29 out of around 350 arms export licences, claiming they had stopped any items which would be used by the IDF in Gaza.
The UK Government has been known to export parts for F-35 fighter jets which have been found to be used by Israel in Gaza
However, the UK Government continues to export F-35 fighter jet parts as part of an international defence programme which produces and maintains the aircraft.
The UK contributes components for both assembly lines and an international pool, which Israel has access to.
Channel 4 found in June alone, Israel received £408,000 worth of arms from the UK, citing data from Israel's tax authority.
This is the highest monthly value since customs records began in January 2022.
It has now been confirmed high-value exports to Israel are continuing, with September being the second-highest month on record.
Channel 4 reported £316k of arms from UK firms passed through Israeli customs, listed under a category which includes "bombs, missiles and ammunition", as well as parts for these items.
Despite suspending some licences, by July this year there were 347 active arms licence exports with Israel, 167 of which were explicitly military licences.
EXCLUSIVE: Israel’s arms imports from the UK have hit record high values in recent months, our @FactCheck team can reveal. pic.twitter.com/H85TtjHlA2
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Some of the recent licences uncovered by Channel 4 identified items such as grenade launchers, parts for mortars and parts for missiles.
The UK Government did not provide more detail on the contents of the exports when asked by Channel 4.
The Israeli government also declined to give more information "for confidentiality reasons".
A Department for Business and Trade spokesperson told Channel 4: "We do not export bombs or ammunition for IDF use in military operations in Gaza or the West Bank."
The spokesperson said the data highlighted by Channel 4 "includes items which are for civilian use only or not staying in Israel".
The spokesperson added the UK Government has taken all possible steps to prevent licencing exports that "could possibly be used by the IDF to perpetrate the ongoing horror in Gaza."
