[Reuters] Dan Williams - Britain has cancelled the planned sale of some military components to Israel following an export review prompted by the December-January war in Gaza, an Israeli official said on Monday. London cancelled five out of 182 licensed British arms exports to Israel, the official said, all involving equipment for the Saar 4.5 class Corvette naval vessel. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman brushed off the report, telling Israel Radio: "Israel has known many cases of embargo in the past. We always knew how to get by, and there is no need to get excited about this."
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