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.”
U.K. Screen Alliance CEO Neil Hatton and the U.K. Department for Business and Trade head of Creative Industries Tendai Chetse take the stage at the animation conference, which runs May 1-2 in Birmingham.
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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.