The Government approved exports of military-capable dual-use goods to the Israeli weapons industry at the height of the country’s assault on Gaza despite officials raising serious concerns over military diversion, released documents reveal.   Internal files show officials in the Department of Enterprise signed off on a dozen export licence applications in 2023 and 2024 despite either internal concerns or awareness that other EU countries had refused licences for exports to the same end users in Israel. The files, released under freedom of information, also show the department tightened up on its due diligence checks when the Control of Exports Act…

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