UK Publishes Data on Israel Export Licensing Decisions Since September Suspension
The U.K. released new data on Israel-related export licenses this week, about three months after the U.K. suspended a range of licenses for Israel over concerns they were being used to ship items for the Israeli military in Gaza (see 2409030023).
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The U.K.’s Export Control Joint Unit said it released the data due to “significant Parliamentary and public interest.” It outlines the number of existing licenses where Israel was included as a destination as of Dec. 6., showing that of those 368 existing licenses, 16 are “currently suspended from use and therefore may not be used by exporters,” the U.K. said. Some of those suspended licenses had authorized shipments of components for fighter aircraft, drones, naval systems and “targeting equipment.”
The data also shows that as of Dec. 6, there were 154 license applications still “in progress” where Israel was included as a destination. Those figures also include applications that were “made in relation to amending licences that were previously issued and may still be extant.”
The notice also includes data on export licensing decisions where Israel was listed as a destination between June 1 and Sept. 1, and from Sept. 2 to Dec. 6. From June to September, the U.K. said, it approved 79 license applications and didn’t reject any. From September to Dec. 6, the country said it approved 75 and “refused” 18 applications.
The U.K. said it’s still planning to release its regularly scheduled licensing data on Dec. 12, which will cover export licensing decisions made by the country between Jan. 1 and June 30.