A British court has ruled that officials must reconsider their decision not to ask Israel to allow a Palestinian family to leave Gaza. The family, who have permission to join a relative in Britain, are unable to exit Gaza without Israel's approval, which requires a formal request from another country. The Foreign Office had previously argued that such intervention should be reserved for exceptional cases, but the judge found that the family's right to enter Britain may qualify as such. The family's lawyer expressed hope that the government will now act swiftly to help them.