<article data-history-node-id="430607" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/court-summons-sought-british-citizen-accused-serving-israeli-military" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/court-summons-sought-british-citizen-accused-serving-israeli-military" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Court summons sought for British citizen accused of serving in Israeli military</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A legal group has applied for a court summons to prosecute a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/uk" target="_blank">British</a>-<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;who allegedly served in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;military, with an initial hearing expected in the coming weeks.</p> <p>The case is the first such application since Britain recognised the state of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestine</a>&nbsp;in September, which makes Palestine a "friendly state" in legal terms.</p> <p>Court documents submitted&nbsp;on Monday by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icjpalestine.com/" target="_blank">International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP)</a>, seen by Middle East Eye, detail alleged violations of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/33-34/90" target="_blank">Foreign Enlistment Act (FEA)</a>.</p> <p>According to the act, it is a crime for a UK national to serve in the military of a foreign state at war with a friendly state.</p> <p>The British-Israeli dual national allegedly served in the Israeli military's Lebanese border unit and in the occupied West Bank.</p> <p>You can read more <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/arrest-warrant-sought-british-citizen-accused-serving-israeli-military">here</a>.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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