Dutch high court orders government to reevaluate license to export F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel
The Dutch Supreme Court ordered the government to review the suspended export license amid concerns over complicity in potential war crimes in Israel's Gaza campaign.
- On Friday, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ordered the Dutch government to re-evaluate its currently suspended export licence for parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel.
- Three Dutch rights groups filed the suit in late 2023, arguing transfers risk complicity in war crimes, while the government appealed, citing a November legal adviser to the Supreme Court’s non-binding opinion.
- Gaza's Health Ministry reports more than 66,200 killed and nearly 170,000 wounded, figures U.N. agencies and independent experts view as the most reliable estimate.
- Exports remain suspended while the licence is reassessed, prompting action as Slovenia banned weapons transit in August, Spain halted sales in October 2023, and the U.K. suspended some exports last year.
- Amid the ongoing offensive and Oct. 29 elections, related court cases in France and Belgium reflect wider European legal scrutiny amid Israel's offensive in Gaza and the Netherlands' national elections.
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After the Supreme Court considered that the Hague Court of Appeal had exceeded the decision to suspend the delivery of these parts, the Dutch Government confirmed the maintenance of the prohibition.
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