Amnesty International calls for Full Arms Embargo as Weapons Ship heads to Israel

Letter to David Miliband calls for UK support, including rigorous checks on UK licensing after ‘UAV’ reports

Amnesty International has called for a full arms embargo on all parties involved in the Gaza conflict.

The call came as the organisation revealed that a German cargo ship carrying huge amounts of weaponry – possibly including controversial white phosphorous – has been heading for the Israeli port of Ashdod.

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