On Friday 3 October 2025, the Supreme Court will publicly deliver its ruling in the State's appeal in cassation against the judgement of the Court of Appeal The Hague of 12 February 2024. This ruling will be delivered publicly and can be followed online via a livestream in Dutch and English.On 12 February 2024, the Court of Appeal The Hague ordered the State to cease all (actual) export and transit of F-35 components destined for Israel. In the Court's opinion, there is a clear risk that Israel will commit serious violations of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip with F-35 fighter jets. The State appealed this judgement in cassation, and the Supreme Court heard the parties on 6 September 2024.On Friday 29 November 2024, the Advocate General advised the Supreme Court to dismiss the State's appeal in cassation against the judgement of the Court of Appeal The Hague and thus to uphold the order to halt the export of F-35 components to Israel.
Date: Friday 3 October 2025
Time: 10:00 AM CET
Court: Supreme Court of the Netherlands
Address: Korte Voorhout 8, 2511 EK The Hague
Click here for the registration form to attend the hearing.
The direct link to the livestream can be accessed here.
The organizations Oxfam Novib, PAX and The Rights Forum are represented by lawyers Liesbeth Zegveld and Thomas van der Sommen from Prakken d'Oliveira Human Rights Lawyers, and in cassation by lawyers Philip Fruytier and Hugo Boom from law firm BarentsKrans.
Previously
- Judgment Court of Appeals The Hague: (re: Gaza) The Netherlands must stop exporting F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel
- 12 February 2024 | Judgment/live stream (turbo)expediated appeal by Oxfam Novib et al about ending F-35 weapons export to Israel by the Netherlands
- Re: Gaza | Hearing (turbo)expediated appeal by Oxfam Novib, PAX and The Rights Form in summary proceedings about ending F-35 weapons export to Israel by the Netherlands : 22 January 2024
- Summary proceedings re: Gaza: Monday 4 December 2023, 10:00 AM [CET] (District Court of The Hague) / livestream
- Summary proceedings against the Netherlands for contribution to large-scale and grave violations of IHL by Israel in Gaza