Foreign secretary argues against Rafah offensive but says real pressure should be on Hamas to accept ceasefire deal

The UK will not end its arms supply to Israel as it would not be a "wise path”, foreign secretary Lord David Cameron said. Lord Cameron also said that it would be "extremely dangerous" for Israel to attempt a major offensive in Rafah.

D avid Cameron has said cutting British arms sales to Israel would strengthen Hamas, as the government comes under pressure to impose an export ban. The foreign secretary said Israel did not have a “clean bill of health” when it came to its military operations in Gaza.

The UK foreign secretary has said it would be wrong for Israel to carry out an offensive in Rafah without plans to protect people.

I think our defence exports to Israel are responsible for significantly less than 1% of their total, said the foreign secretary

Foreign Secretary David Cameron described Britain's system and scale of arms exports to Israel as completely different from those in the United States, saying the sales it licences were relatively small and policed by strict procedures.

A defiant Lord Cameron has defended UK arms sales to Israel hours after Joe Biden threatened to withhold weapons if there is a ground offensive into Rafah. In highly unsual step, the US president publicly vowed to cut supplies if the heavily populated southern Gaza city is attacked.

There’s a very fundamental difference between the US situation and the UK situation,’ foreign minister David Cameron says. ‘The US is a massive