Reacting to the High Court ruling, Hannah Bond, Co-CEO at ActionAid UK, said:
“We are deeply disappointed by this morning's verdict. Though lawful in the UK, the Government’s arms sales to Israel still violate its international legal obligations. By allowing arms sales to continue, the Court’s decision means UK weapons will keep fuelling death and destruction in Gaza, showing yet again that to this Government, human suffering is just the price of doing business.
This verdict ignores the devastating reality on the ground as people are being killed, starved, and forced to live under intense siege. We implore the Government to do what the courts would not: end all arms sales to Israel and act now to help lift the blockade that is starving people in Gaza.”
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Hannah Bond, Co-CEO at ActionAid UK, is available for interview on request.