Dutch ministers increase arms export controls to Israel – Politico

The Dutch government’s decision comes after the fragile break between Israel and the Hamas militant group ended on March 18. In the past 24 hours, Israeli forces have killed at least 57 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.

In total, the Israeli army has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians since the start of the war in October 2023, after Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing more than 1,200 Israelis and took 251 hostages.

Last year, a Dutch court judged that the Netherlands should interrupt component expeditions for F-35 fighter planes to the Israeli government due to its continuous assault against Gaza.

The Dutch government has now decided to revoke general export authorization to Israel – a regime under which individual transactions were not “subsequently evaluated”. From now on, exporters will have to request individual or global permits, which will then be tested against European law, said the two ministers.

Double use goods are articles that may have military and civil use.

According to the government letter, there has been no export of Dutch military equipment to Israel since October 7, 2023, according to the letter.