What You Need to Know: A Palestinian NGO, Al-Haq, has filed a legal challenge in London seeking to halt the export of parts for Israel’s F-35 fleet. The UK recently suspended 30 arms export licenses to Israel over humanitarian law concerns but excluded F-35 components, citing global security implications.
-Al-Haq claims the Israeli Air Force used F-35s to target civilian areas in Gaza, a charge the IDF denies, emphasizing Hamas's use of human shields and underground tunnels.
-While the lawsuit is unlikely to stop Israel’s operations, it highlights mounting scrutiny over the F-35’s use and could complicate the supply chain for the global fleet.
Lawyers for a Palestinian non-governmental organization (NGO) filed a legal challenge in London that calls for the stop of exports of parts for the Lockheed Martin F-35 multirole fighter to the Middle Eastern nation.
The West Bank-based Al-Haq, took legal action against the UK's Department for Business and Trade, filing a motion with London's High Court. The group tracks "alleged rights violations by Israel and the Palestinian Authority,"........