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Gaza: F-35 Aircraft

Commons · Question 41334 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether UK-made F-35 parts have been used in airstrikes in Gaza since 18 March 2025.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 8 Apr 2025

The UK's robust export licensing criteria states that the Government will not issue export licences if there is a clear risk that the items might be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). In September 2024...