UK Renews, Expands Middle East-Related Sanctions License
The U.K. this week renewed a general license that authorizes certain transactions related to humanitarian activities involving Israel, the “occupied Palestinian territories” and Lebanon. The license was scheduled to expire May 14, 2025, but now will expire Nov. 14, 2025.…
The U.K. also amended the license’s reporting deadlines and added Lebanon to the scope of regions that are authorized by the license; the license previously covered only Israel and the “occupied Palestinian territories.”