Rhino: Agencies – A Dutch court on Friday rejected a request by human rights organizations for an order under which the Netherlands would ban all exports of F-35 fighter jet parts that could eventually reach Israel.

The case, initiated by human rights organizations including Oxfam’s Netherlands arm, follows a local court ruling in February that the Netherlands could not send F-35 parts to Israel due to concerns that the fighters could be used in operations in violation of international humanitarian law in the Gaza war.

The NGOs said the Dutch state stopped the direct export of aircraft parts to Israel but continued to deliver parts of the fighter jets to the US and other countries.

They explained that the parts could then be sent or used in aircraft sent to Israel and that this should also be stopped under the previous judgement.

However, the Hague District Court said in a press release that the NGOs’ interpretation of the February judgement was too broad and that the Dutch state was complying with the export ban as required.