Dutch Court Upholds Immunity From Prosecution for Israel’s Gantz in Air Strikes Case

Presiding judge Boele, right, prepares to read the verdict in an appeals court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Dec. 7, 2021. Peter Dejong/AP Photo

A Dutch appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and a former military official cannot face prosecution in the Netherlands over war crimes and alleged roles in a deadly 2014 airstrike in Gaza.

Ismail Ziada, a Dutch Palestinian who lost six members of his family in the 2014 airstrike, filed the case as a civil suit, accusing Gantz and former air force commander Amir Eshel of the deaths of his relatives.