The High Court has set a date for the hearing of Al-Haq’s challenge to the Government’s refusal to stop granting licences to export weapons to Israel. The Court also granted permission to Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam to intervene, despite the Government’s efforts to prevent them from doing so. UK’s positionThe Secretary of State concedes that it is possible that Israel has violated its obligations under international humanitarian law. A further 182 licences, including 27 open licences, are in progress. Belgium, Canada, Italy, Spain and the US have paused or ceased granting export licences to Israel.
