Overview

• The High Court ruled on July 28 that the Foreign Office must reassess its June decision not to request Israel’s permission for a Palestinian family granted UK entry rights under the Ukraine Resettlement Scheme.
• The family of six cannot leave Gaza because they need to cross Israel to Jordan for biometric data and Israel only allows exits when another state formally requests clearance.
• Mr Justice Chamberlain found the refusal to provide consular assistance unlawful under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights while noting that ministers still hold final discretion.
• In his 29-page judgment the judge described the family’s destroyed home, makeshift tent shelter, acute food shortages and repeated exposure to Israeli fire, echoing UNRWA warnings of extreme risks.
• The government is studying the ruling amid diplomatic concerns over a ‘quasi-repatriation’ precedent and potential impacts on UK-Israel relations and future conflict-zone cases.