Dutch high court orders government to reevaluate license to export F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel

The highest court in the Netherlands orders the Dutch government to re-evaluate its currently suspended license for exporting parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel in response to concerns they could be used in breaches of international law.

The Supreme Court says an export suspension remains in place while the government reassesses the license.

The Supreme Court says an appeals court in The Hague overstepped its authority when it banned the transfer of F-35 parts to Israel in February 2024, citing concerns they could be used in breaches of international law.

The ruling led the government to suspend the exports.

Supreme Court Vice-President Martijn Polak says the government now has six weeks to re-evaluate the license.