Mr Healey spoke out this morning after the French president called for materiel exports to be halted to try to end the brutal bombardment of Gaza .

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Washington — Israel's largest arms provider — did pause deliveries of some heavy bombs to Israel in May over its offensive in Gaza, but the flow of other military equipment has continued. Berlin has reportedly quietly slowed down approvals of war weapons exports this year.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, issued a furious denunciation of Emmanuel Macron on Saturday over his calls for a worldwide arms embargo on Israel. “I have a message for president Macron,” Mr Netanyahu said in a video address.

Britain on Monday rejected Emmanuel Macron’s call for an arms embargo on Israel. Defence Secretary John Healey made clear that the UK was not going to join the stance from France amid the escalating Middle East conflict.

When we call for a ceasefire, we cannot at the same time provide offensive weapons to the belligerents,' Jean-Noel Barrot says as he meets various Israeli officials The post French FM backs Macron’s calls for arms ban,