As lives continue to be torn apart in Gaza, it seems likely that UK arms exports have played a direct role in Israel's attacks. In 2009, David Miliband, then Foreign Secretary, confirmed that Israeli weapons used in Gaza in the 2008-9 conflict 'almost certainly'" contained UK-supplied components. Yet the UK has approved over £47 million in arms sales to Israel since then – and spends millions on buying its 'battle-tested' weapons exports.