Netherlands F-35 parts supply to 'Israel' ongoing despite war crimes
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The Dutch government will keep supplying spare parts for "Israel's" F-35 warplanes despite official warnings they may be used for war crimes.
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Relatives mourn those killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza, on October 9, 2023 (AP)
According to the Dutch newspaper NRC, government sources have indicated that despite official warnings about violations of international humanitarian law, including war crimes, the Dutch government will keep supplying spare parts for "Israel's" F-35 warplanes.
It has been stated that in mid-October, Dutch Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher were notified about the impending delivery of Israeli F-35 spare parts.
The attorneys for the Ministry issued a warning, asserting that because "Israel" has already bombed Gaza using F-35s, it may be breaking the rules of war. However, the NRC noted that the Netherlands may be worried if it does not go through with the delivery, it will harm its ties with both the US and "Israel".
The publication was informed by the Dutch Foreign Ministry that exports to foreign partners in the F-35 program were "not restricted".
Read more: 'Israel' bombs Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, amassing war crimes
The number of martyrs in the Gaza Strip has risen to 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children and 2,823 women, the Ministry of Health in Gaza stated.
Additionally, 649 elderly individuals were killed by Israeli airstrikes and shelling, while 26,475 people were injured since October 7.
So far, the Israeli occupation has killed 193 medical workers, destroyed 45 ambulances, targeted 120 medical institutions, and put 18 hospitals and 40 medical centers out of service through the brutal policies it has imposed on the Palestinian people.
Indonesian Hospital comes under attack
Israeli warplanes targeted the vicinity of the Indonesian Hospital, which is located in the north of Gaza City in Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun. Areas to the north of the hospital have seen intense confrontations for the past week, as Resistance fighters push back on invading Israeli troops.
The bombs that struck the vicinity of the hospital came after nine martyrs were transferred to it, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.
Our correspondent also pointed to the continued bombardment of al-Shujaiya and al-Zeitoun neighborhood, two densely populated areas in Gaza City.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) issued a statement on Tuesday, alerting international organizations of the critically low fuel supplies at the hospital. The PRCS urged international health and relief organizations "to provide essential aid and supplies to the Gaza Governate and the northern region."
The humanitarian organization warned that fuel will run out of Al-Quds Hospital within the next 48 hours, as the occupation continues to destroy existing energy sources, as well as prevent the entry of fuel into the Strip.
Al-Quds Hospital contains "life-saving equipment, neonatal incubators, and intensive care units," all of which "will cease to function" when fuel runs out, killing dozens of patients in one go.
Bombardment of the hospital's vicinity has taken place non-stop for the past week, the PRCS explained. It revealed that this caused more than 60 injuries among healthcare workers, patients, and displaced people taking refuge in the hospital's courtyards.
