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Netherlands to Supply Israel With F-35 Spare Parts Despite War Crime Risks

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Israeli Air Force F-35 - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.11.2023
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THE HAGUE (Sputnik) - The Dutch government will continue to supply spare parts for Israel's F-35 fighter jets following the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, despite official warnings about possible violations of international humanitarian law, including war crimes, a Dutch newspaper reported, citing government sources.
Dutch Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher were reportedly informed in mid-October of the upcoming shipment of spare parts for the Israeli F-35s.
The ministry's lawyers warned that Israel could be violating the laws of war, as it has already used F-35s to bomb Gaza. But blocking the delivery could seriously damage relations with both Israel and the United States, the media reported.
The Dutch Foreign Ministry told the newspaper that the export of goods to international partners in the F-35 program was "not restricted."
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