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UK quietly weighed pausing Israel trade deal over Gaza

23 July 2026 · in 80 words

UK quietly weighed pausing Israel trade deal over Gaza

The Department for Business and Trade modelled the fallout of a pause in response to the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. Officials kept the review quiet until the campaign group Global Justice Now uncovered it this month using a freedom of information request. The 2019 agreement remains active today, allowing most Israeli goods into Britain without tariffs while supporting thousands of domestic export jobs.

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