Britain Places Conditions on Arms Supplies to Israel

The Israeli newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" noted today, Thursday, that Britain has "set conditions" for the continuation of arms supplies to Israel. The report explained that "Britain has demanded that Israel allow the Red Cross or diplomats to visit the detainees from the elite force of Hamas, as part of the conditions for continuing arms supplies." "Yedioth Ahronoth" described Britain as "possibly the second most friendly country to Israel after the United States," while not specifying any other conditions. This British request to allow visits to Hamas detainees comes against the backdrop of reports that Israel previously denied a visit by the Red Cross, amid "extremely strict" prison conditions.