The Netherlands faces a legal challenge on Monday over accusations that its role in the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel makes it complicit in alleged war crimes in Gaza, Reuters reported. Three human rights organizations, including the Dutch arm of Oxfam, brought the case at the district court in The Hague. “Israel disregards the fundamental principles of the laws of war, such as distinguishing between civilian and military targets and the principle of proportionality,” in the bombing of the Gaza strip, the organizations said in their court filings.

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