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Raytheon Paveway IV precision-guided bombs, partly built in the U.K., are also among the list of recent significant sales to Saudi Arabia.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia leads a coalition of Middle Eastern nations in a protracted and bloody war against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels trying to seize Yemen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an action brought by anti-arms trade campaigners, the court ruling forced the British government to reassess whether previous export licenses had been issued on the correct legal basis, given alleged violations of international humanitarian law by the Saudi military, specifically reported airstrikes that hit civilian targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe incidents, which have been assessed to be possible violations of international humanitarian law, occurred at different times, in different circumstances and for different reasons,\u201d said International Trade Secretary Liz Truss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn retaking these decisions, I have taken into account the full range of information available to the government. In the light of all that information and analysis, I have concluded that, notwithstanding the isolated incidents, which have been factored into the analysis as historic violations of international humanitarian law, Saudi Arabia has a genuine intent and the capacity to comply with international humanitarian law,\u201d she added. \u201cOn that basis, I have assessed that there is not a clear risk that the export of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Truss said exports will resume after the government completes the court-ordered review of defense export licences to the Middle East\u2019s largest buyer of military equipment. The ban only halted new approvals for weapons sales. 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