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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Molly Quell

A Dutch court weighs a lawsuit against arms sales to Israel

Netherlands Israel - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Pro-Palestinian activists told a Dutch court on Friday that the Netherlands is violating international law by selling weapons to Israel, a day day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes.

If The Hague District Court supports the complaint, the Netherlands will be banned from sending weapons or weapons parts to Israel and trading with the occupied territories. The Netherlands has already halted the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel following a similar case earlier this year.

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