High Court allows legal fight to end UK arms exports to Israel to progress to full hearing by GLAN

The High Court has ruled that a 3-4 day expedited hearing should be set in May to decide Al-Haq’s challenge to the government’s decision in September to (i) keep supplying F-35 parts to Israel indirectly (the ‘F-35 Carve Out Decision’), and (ii) keep supplying equipment that the government did not assess were capable of being used in the conflict in Gaza: – despite finding that Israel is not committed to complying with international humanitarian law.

… Jennine Walker, lawyer with GLAN said, “If even clear evidence of genocide will not stop the UK Government from supplying weapons to Israel, what will? Actions speak louder than words. The UK continues to supply weapons that it accepts Israel might use to kill Palestinian people. This must not be allowed to continue. Finally, over a year after this case was started a court will decide Al Haq and GLAN’s legal challenge.”