Beauty chain Lush has shut its UK shops, website and factories in protest at the Israeli government “preventing urgent humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza”.
In a statement, the firm said more action was also needed by the British government “to bring an immediate stop to the death and destruction, including an end to arms sales from the UK”.
It said it had decided to close stores on Wednesday and place posters on windows with the message: “Stop starving Gaza – we are closed in solidarity.”
“Across the Lush business, we share the anguish that millions of people feel seeing the images of starving people in Gaza, Palestine.
“Like the rest of the world, we struggle to find ways we can help whilst the Israeli government is preventing urgent humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza.
It added that “whilst Lush is losing a day of takings, this also means that the UK government is losing a day of tax contributions from Lush and our customers
“We hope they too hear the message our closure sends, with more Government action needed to bring an immediate stop to the death and destruction, including an end to arms sales from the UK.”
