Court orders Netherlands to stop F-35 parts delivery to Israel
The Netherlands must stop delivering parts for F-35 fighter jets used by Israel in the Gaza Strip after a Dutch court has ruled there is a “clear risk” the planes would be involved in breaking international humanitarian law, AFP reports.
The Appeals Court in The Hague sided with a group of human rights organisations that argued the parts contributed to violations of law by Israel in its war with Hamas.
“The court therefore orders the state to put an end to the further export of F-35 parts to Israel within seven days,” said the ruling.
“There is a clear risk that serious violations of humanitarian law of war are committed in the Gaza Strip with Israel’s F-35 fighter planes,” added the judge.
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