In the U.K., a high court has ruled that the co-founder of the direct action group Palestine Action can challenge the home secretary’s decision to ban the group as a terrorist organization. Under the ban, membership and direct support of Palestine Action is punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since it was banned, more than 200 people have been arrested for publicly protesting in support of Palestine Action. That includes an 83-year-old priest and an 81-year-old retired magistrate judge.

Meanwhile, the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the largest organization representing Jews in the U.K., has called for “a massive and sustained flow of aid” into Gaza. The organization also condemned Israel’s starving of the besieged strip. It comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state, unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire.