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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Groups to ask for court ban on UK arms sales to Israel after Netanyahu arrest warrant

A sign outside the high court in London saying: 'Stop Arming Israel.'
‘As of Thursday, the UK is now arming suspected war criminals who have been indicted by the world’s pre-eminent criminal court,’ says a lawyer for Global Legal Action Network. Photograph: Sam Tobin/Reuters

Campaigners trying to block UK sales of F-35 jet engine parts to Israel will apply for an emergency high court injunction in light of the international criminal court issuing arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Campaigners at Global Legal Action Network (Glan) and Al-Haq say it is unconscionable British manufacturers are still selling parts that can be used to bomb Palestinians in Gaza. The government has until Friday to file a defence.

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