A judge says a legal challenge over the British government’s role in allowing weapons to be sent to Israel can be heard at the High Court later this year. Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq and the U.K.-based Global Legal Action Network are calling for the U.K. to stop granting licenses for arms exports to Israel. Lawyers for the groups argue there is a “clear risk” that the weapons “might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law” in Gaza. A lawyer representing the U.K. Department for Business and Trade says the issue is considered “with conspicuous care and thoroughness.”
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A U.K. judge said Tuesday that a legal challenge over the government's role in allowing arms to be sent to Israel can be heard at the High Court in October.
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