The United Kingdom announced on Monday the upcoming suspension of around thirty export licences to Israel, out of the 350 existing ones, citing a “risk” that they are used in violation of international law in Gaza. “The list of [exportations] suspended includes important components used in the composition of military aircraft, including fighter jets, helicopters and drones, as well as items facilitating ground targeting”detailed the British Foreign Secretary. In a publication on X, the Israeli Prime Minister described this decision on Tuesday, September 3, as “shameful”. Follow our live stream.
Benjamin Netanyahu apologizes for “not bringing back alive” the hostages. Pressure mounts on Israeli Prime Minister to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, after the bodies of six of them were found on Saturday. Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly apologized “for not bringing him back alive” these hostages and swore to make them pay “a very high price” to Hamas. For its part, the Islamist movement warned that the hostages still being held would be returned “in coffins” if Israel continued its military pressure “instead of making a deal.”
Disruptions and demonstrations in several cities. Thousands of Israelis took to the streets again on Monday, a day after mass demonstrations in several cities across the country, to demand the return of the hostages. The Israeli trade union center called for a “general strike”but the movement was unevenly followed on Monday. The Tel Aviv Labor Court, seized by a minister of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, ordered the end of the strike in the afternoon.
Joe Biden criticizes Benjamin Netanyahu. The United States, Israel’s main ally, is also increasing pressure on the Israeli head of government. The American president accuses him of not doing enough to conclude an agreement to release the hostages. Joe Biden has also repeated “his indignation at the murder [des otages] and reaffirmed the importance of holding Hamas accountable.”.