Prime Minister David Cameron supported this decision two days after the incident on April 1, and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, approved it on April 8.

Cameron had earlier criticized the Israeli Defense Forces for systemic and personal failures leading to the deaths of the aid workers, along with four others, but the decision to continue arms sales was reportedly based on an assessment that did not consider the aid workers' deaths due to a delay in the government's evaluation process for potential war crimes involvement.

The business department's assessment of Israel's conduct in the Gaza war may not have included incidents after January 28.

The Foreign Office prepared an update for ministers up to the end of February, but it's unclear if this was included in the advice given.

Labour MPs and experts claim that no comprehensive ministerial-level assessment of Israel's actions in the last three months has been made due to this time delay.

World Central Kitchen announced on Monday that they will restart their operations in Gaza following a one-month hiatus due to an Israeli airstrike.

Before suspending their activities, the organization had provided over 43 million meals in Gaza since October, accounting for approximately 62% of international NGO aid, according to their own records.