UK defends arms sales to Israel amid genocide as high court case opens – Middle East Monitor

The UK government has insisted there is “no evidence” of genocide in Gaza as it faces a legal challenge over its continued involvement in the F-35 fighter jet programme, parts of which are said to be used by Israel in its onslaught on the besieged Palestinian enclave. Government lawyers made the claims at the opening of a high court case brought by Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and the Global Legal Action Network, with support from Amnesty…