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August 28, 2023       Share:    

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/25/netherlands-israel-strike-gaza-gantz-immunity-court/dc6ff4a2-432f-11ee-9677-53cc50eb3f77_story.html

Dutch Supreme Court Confirms Immunity of Former Israeli Officers over 2014 Gaza Airstrike

(AP-Washington Post) Mike Corder - The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ruling that a Palestinian man cannot sue Israel's former Defense Minister Benny Gantz and former Air Force Commander Amir Eshel over their roles in a deadly 2014 Gaza airstrike because they have "functional immunity," since they were carrying out Israeli government policies. Israel's Justice Ministry told a lower Dutch court that an internal Israeli military investigation determined the airstrike had killed four militants hiding in a house and that the attack was permissible under international law.

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