The government has lifted a review of arms export licences to Israel after saying it was confident that criteria imposed last year had been met.
Following the Gaza conflict last summer, the coalition government had said it would suspend 12 arms licences to Israel if hostilities resumed.
But a report published on Tuesday by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, concluded: “As a result of the most recent review this additional measure has now been lifted and the government is confident that all export licences in circulation for Israel meet these criteria.”
It added: “The government continues to monitor conflict and tension around the world.
“It retains the power to suspend export licensing where the security conditions in the export destination deteriorate to the extent that is impossible or extremely difficult to apply standard export licensing procedures.”
Following the Conservative election victory in May, Sajid Javid replaced Liberal Democrat Vince Cable as Business Secretary.
Dr Cable had held sole responsibility for issuing arms licences, with legislation stating that even the Prime Minister could not overrule the Secretary of State’s decision.
Dr Cable and his Liberal Democrat colleagues favoured a ban on all arms to Israel following the Israel Defence Force’s operation in Gaza.
While Mr Cameron and the Conservatives opposed that stance, they were unable to stop Mr Cable exercising his unilateral power.
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