UK’s sale of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel is lawful, high court rules
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6YAPT)
Rights group loses challenge despite government accepting they could be used in breach of humanitarian law in Gaza
Britain's decision to allow the export of F-35 fighter jet components to Israel, despite accepting they could be used in breach of international humanitarian law in Gaza, was lawful, London's high court has ruled.
The ruling on Monday, a huge relief for government ministers, brings to a close a 20-month battle to ban all UK arms sales to Israel, including the UK sale of F-35 parts to a global spares pool that Israel could access. The case was brought by Global Legal Action Network and the human rights group Al-Haq, in conjunction with Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Oxfam.
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