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Human rights lawyers said on Friday they had filed an urgent appeal against Germany’s government to stop exports of war weapons to Israel, citing reasons to believe they were being used in ways violating international humanitarian law in Gaza.
A Dutch court has ordered the Netherlands to block all exports of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel over concerns they were being used for attacks on civilian targets in the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands have been killed.
Israel denies deliberately targeting civilians in the Gaza war, saying Hamas militants use residential areas for cover, which the Palestinian Islamist group denies.
The Berlin case, initiated by multiple organizations such as the European Legal Support Center, Law for Palestine, and the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy, was filed in an administrative court on behalf of Palestinians in Gaza. In their statement, the lawyers argued that Germany’s arms deliveries and support to Israel contravened the country’s obligations under the War Weapons Control Act.
Ahmed Abed stated at a press conference in Berlin that they anticipate a ruling within two to three weeks. They referenced a January order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) directing Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza, a region that has been under siege and invasion since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Israel, however, denies the allegations of genocide.
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