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Rights Groups Urge Court To Halt UK Fighter Jet Supplies To Israel

Al-Haq's Shawan Jabarin says the UK is 'not a bystander' to the destruction in Gaza (Credit: AFP)

Rights groups on Tuesday urged judges to halt Britain's supply of fighter jet parts to Israel amid the war in Gaza, as they took the government to court and accused it of breaking international law.

Supported by Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, Oxfam and others, the Palestinian rights association Al-Haq is seeking a court order to stop the government's export of UK-made components for Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets.

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