Rights groups sue Netherlands again over F-35 parts to Israel

A trio of rights group is suing the Dutch government again, arguing that a ban on supplying F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel is not being respected.

In a landmark verdict in February, an appeals court ordered the Netherlands to stop delivering parts of fighter jets used by Israel in its war on Gaza.

The court said at the time there was a "clear risk" that these planes would be involved in the breaking of international humanitarian law.

The rights groups returning to court say the order has not stopped the jet parts from ending up in Israeli planes.

"Unfortunately, everything indicates that these parts end up in Israel from the Netherlands via other routes," said Oxfam Novib, one of the groups involved in the case.

The Dutch government "has continued delivering (parts) to other countries, including the United States. And that contravenes the order of the court," Liesbeth Zegveld, a lawyer representing the rights groups, told the court.