REUTERS/Susannah Ireland Acquire Licensing RightsROCHESTER, England, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the entrances to a BAE Systems (BAES.L) factory in southeast England on Friday, targeting Britain's biggest military supplier to call for an end to arms sales to Israel. BAE said it does not directly export any equipment to Israel, but the group is a tier-one supplier on the United States-made F-35 fighter jets which are flown by Israel. We operate under the tightest regulation and comply fully with all applicable defence export controls, which are subject to ongoing assessment." Israel has besieged and invaded Gaza vowing to destroy its ruling Hamas group in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel that it says killed 1,400 people. Reporting by Susannah Ireland; writing by Sarah Young, editing by Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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