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Australia reviews military export permits to Israel: report

Australia is carrying out a review of all the 66 military export permits for Israel that were approved before the invasion of Gaza last year, Anadolu reports citing the Guardian.

The licenses are being weighed up by the Department of Defense on a case-by-case basis, and considering how it fits with Australia’s international obligations, including with regard to human rights.

“As circumstances in the Middle East evolve, Australia continues to scrutinize pre-existing export permits to Israel to ensure they align with our calibrated approach,” the newspaper cited an unnamed defense spokesperson as saying.

The review comes after an application from the Australian Centre for International Justice to Defense Minister Richard Marles in April, calling for annulment of all current export permits to Tel Aviv and to other countries which might later make them available to Israel.

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