The court said there is a "clear risk" Dutch F-35 parts are being used by Israel to violate international humanitarian law in Gaza.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 An appeals court ordered the Dutch government on Monday to hold the export of F-35 fighter
00:05 jet parts to Israel, citing a clear risk of violations of international law.
00:11 The decision came as Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte traveled to Israel to meet with
00:15 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the conflict.
00:20 Rutte was also expected to separately meet with Palestinian leader Mohammed Shetaya.
00:27 Human rights organizations brought a civil suit against the Netherlands in December,
00:31 arguing authorities needed to re-evaluate the export license in light of Israeli military
00:36 action in the Gaza Strip.
00:39 It is undeniable that there is a clear risk that the exported F-35 parts are used in serious
00:44 violations of international humanitarian law, Judge Bas Boal said while reading out the
00:49 ruling.
00:50 The exports must cease within seven days.
00:57 (laughing)