UK secretly considered suspending Israel trade deal during Gaza famine

UK secretly considered suspending Israel trade deal during Gaza famine Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 11:55 British ministers preserved Israeli trade privileges despite the genocide in Gaza and escalating ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, third right, leading a pro-Israel demonstration in central London, on 7 September 2025 (Carlos Jasso/AFP) Off The British government quietly considered suspending Israel’s preferential trade privileges before ultimately deciding ag