(The Times-UK) Hugh Tomlinson - The U.S. has refused to follow Britain in suspending arms sales to Israel, with U.S. officials saying they had not concluded there had been a breach of international humanitarian law. A senior UK government source told The Times that the U.S. had privately warned Britain against suspending arms sales. John Kirby, a spokesman for the U.S .National Security Council, said: "There's been no determination by the United States they have violated international humanitarian law...we're going to continue to do what we have to do to support Israel's defensive capabilities." Privately, one British minister said: "The U.S. will find the intervention unhelpful, the pro-Palestinian MPs think it won't go far enough, and the Israel supporters think it's bonkers. By trying to please all sides, they've ended up pissing off everyone."
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