Denmark faces legal action over arms exports to Israel

A group of NGOs have announced they will sue Denmark over its arms exports to Israel, citing concerns that weapons were being used to commit serious crimes against civilians in Gaza.

Last month, a Dutch court ordered the Netherlands to block all exports of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel over concerns they were being used to violate international law in the enclave.

Amnesty International Denmark, Oxfam Denmark, ActionAid Denmark and Al-Haq said in a joint statement they would file a lawsuit against the foreign affairs ministry and the national police, which approves weapons sales in the country, in the next three weeks. 

"For five months we have been talking about a potential genocide in Gaza, but we have not seen politicians take action," Tim Whyte, secretary general of ActionAid Denmark, said in a statement.