UK’s sale of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel is lawful, high court rules

Rights group loses challenge against decision to exempt warplane components from suspension of some arms export licences

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Britain’s decision to allow the export of F-35 fighter jet components to Israel, despite accepting they could be used in breach of international humanitarian law in Gaza, was lawful, London’s high court ruled on Monday.

Al-Haq, a human rights group based in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, took legal action against Britain’s Department for Business and Trade over its decision to exempt F-35 parts when it suspended some arms export licences last year.