The Netherlands still supports the Israeli F-35 ‘Supply Series of Death’: Report | Gaza News

The Netherlands still supports the supply chain of the Israeli version of the F-35 Fighter, more than a year after the Dutch export court banned the F-35 parts to Israel, as the report claims.

Palestinian Youth Movement Research (PYM) with Al -Jazeera offers The Rotterdam port is frequented by ships carrying F-35 parts for maintenance and assembly. Ships belong to the Danish charging giant Maersk.

By examining the import data and shipping receipts in MAERSK and Lockheed Martin-the American weapons manufacturer that designed the F-35-the group found that more than ten shipments from Israel traveled via the Rotterdam port on its way to the United States from April 2023 to early 2025.

Israel used the F-35 Fighter to bomb Gaza from the air with a devastating effect. Many of the tape, where more than 50,000 people have been killed since October 2023, in ruin.

The report stated: “Maersk is now running a frequent charging course between the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth in Texas and Israel, the space of the space industries in Israel, which was directed via Rotterdam.” “In this course, Maersk transfers pairs from the empty F-35 containers from Houston to Ashdod, Israel, where they are loaded with complete F-35 wings. Then the full-fledged container containers for the final assembly or reform are shipped.”

The researchers noted that Rotterdam is “a major stopping point in this process, and shipments of this session occurred after February 2024”.

Then, a judge in the Dutch Court of Appeal The Netherlands command To stop exporting F-35 parts to Israel and transferring them to Israel, saying that there is a “clear danger” that was used in “serious violations of international humanitarian law.”

The Dutch state immediately submitted an appeal in the Supreme Court, but until a decision is made, it is still obligated to the minimum court virtue.

“The results mentioned in the report show that the Rotterdam Port plays an important role in preserving the operational capabilities of fighting aircraft in Israel F-35. In this way, the Rotterdam Port said with violations of international law in Gaza,” said Gerard Junkman, director of NGOs in Dukh, said the forum rights rights.

The Dutch Foreign Ministry told Al-Jazeera that the court had later confirmed that the ruling in February 2024 only applied to the export or crossing of parts of F-35 from the Netherlands to Israel and that the Dutch state had implemented the ruling accordingly.

A spokesman for Rotterdam Al -Jazira told that the Dutch Foreign Ministry was responsible for issuing permits to transport military goods. They said that the port officials examine the compliance with the environmental and safety regulations for shipping on behalf of the government and the municipality of Rotterdam.

“The Harbor Master does not receive limited information only with regard to shipping the ship. The information contained mainly relates to whether the ship carries dangerous materials. Other aspects of ship shipments are monitored by various other public authorities, such as customs.”

They said they were “familiar” by court ruling in February 2024.

“All activities in the port must comply with international laws and regulations and permits issued by the government. If we see any indication that this is not the case, the port of Rotterdam is alerting the competent authority.”

“The Netherlands is still part of the supply chain”

The Rights Forum was one of the three parties, along with the Dutch affiliate of Oxfam and Pax for People, the largest peace organization in the Netherlands, which filed a lawsuit against the Dutch state for exporting it from F-35 parts to Israel.

“In this case, there is no direct export from the Netherlands to Israel, but the Netherlands is still part of the supply chain of the Israeli F-35 program,” said Gerard Johnmanan, head of the Law Forum. “In this way, the Netherlands facilitate the Israeli F-35 program and may violate its obligations under international law.”

“This already indicates that the Netherlands is part of the F-35 supply chain,” said the leader of the Pax for People Frank Slijper project.

A popular organization, the Palestinian Youth Movement believes that targeting Maersk directly disrupts the flow of weapons in the “supply chain of death used to exterminate Palestinian intercourse.”

According to the group, Maersk has shipped the wings for all Israeli F-35 since March 2022.

In November 2024, following a decision from Spain to refuse to lay off to two ships carrying weapons heading to Israel, Martsk amended its roads. The company’s fleet now avoids Spain in favor of Rotterdam and Tangier Port in Morocco

Aisha Nizar of the Palestinian Youth Movement told Al -Jazeera: “Merck, for years, has provided the Israeli army with the components of the main weapons used to implement the genocide in Gaza.” “The company has done this without hesitation, and it may violate the policies of banning multiple weapons throughout Europe.”

F-35 is a fighter aircraft from the top of the line. The cost of the plane designed by Lockheed Martin is at least $ 80 million in its basic composition.

Currently, 12 countries are working on a plane. F-35 parts are made in the United States and many participating partner countries, giving the project a joint strike fighter.

“It is extremely sad to see that Merck is not running out of Israel’s crimes against humanity in Gaza and continues more broadly to lend himself to the decisive renewal of the Israeli armed forces,” said Saljar. “Military Shipping in favor of the arms industry in Israel and the dangers (the Israeli army) risks Mercsk in cooperation with Israel’s crimes.”

The use of the Israel plane, the only country with its unique copy of the F-35, has been examined since the beginning of the attack in Gaza.

Recently, the campaign groups took the UK government to court in A. tender To stop exports of British F-35 parts to Israel.

In a statement in favor of Al -Jazeera, Lockheed Martin said: “Foreign military sales are transactions from the government to the government, and we closely adhere to the US government’s policy regarding the conduct of business with international partners.”

Regarding F-35 shipments, MAERSK Al-Jazeera told it that it supports a strict policy not to charge weapons or ammunition to active conflict areas and that it has conducted due care, especially in areas affected by active conflicts, including Israel and Gaza, and adapts to the necessary introduction to the changing context. However, it has confirmed that Maersk Line Line Ltd. in the United States is one of the “many companies that support the global F-35 supply chain” with transportation services.

The F-35 includes many coalition countries, including Israel.

She said: “As part of the coalition building in F-35, Maersk Line Limited transports parts between the participating countries, including Israel, where the F-35 wings are manufactured.”