Palestinian rights organisation Al-Haq has launched high court action over carve-out of F-35 fighter jet programme
  • UK government lawyers stated there is no evidence of genocide in Gaza or that the IDF specifically targets women and children, as they defended arms exports to Israel in a high court case.
  • The government seeks to uphold its arms sales, including F-35 components, citing international peace and security needs, while campaigners argue this violates domestic and international law obligations.
  • Al-Haq and other organizations assert severe humanitarian crises in Gaza, including mass displacement and significant civilian casualties, contesting the government’s position regarding compliance with humanitarian law.
  • geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    So uhhh why did they ban arms exports?

    Government lawyers also stressed that the international court of justice last year had not found there was a plausible risk of a genocide occurring.

    Didn’t the literal exact opposite of this happen?