Overview
- The Court of Appeal refused Al‑Haq permission to appeal, leaving the High Court’s dismissal of its challenge in place.
- The ruling keeps a 2023 Department for Business and Trade carve‑out that allows indirect exports of pooled F‑35 components.
- Parts supplied through the international F‑35 programme can be available for Israeli use under the pooled system.
- Judges affirmed that arms‑export licensing and national security assessments fall within government discretion.
- A Dutch appeals court recently upheld dismissal of a parallel bid to halt arms exports to Israel, reflecting a similar judicial stance.