Dutch court throws out case against Israeli military chiefs

HAGUE, Nerlands (AP) — A Dutch court threw out a civil case Wednesday brought by a Dutch-Palestinian man seeking dams from two former Israeli military commanders for ir roles in a 2014 airstrike on a Gaza house that killed six members of his family.

Hague District Court ruled that case filed by Ismail Zeya can't proceed because commanders, including high profile former military chief Benny Gantz, have immunity.

Zeya was attempting to sue Gantz, who is w a prominent Israeli politician, and former Israeli air force commander Amir Eshel.

Zeya brought case in Hague because he argued he can't successfully hold Israeli military leers accountable in Israeli courts.

Presiding judge Larisa Alwin said court can't hear case because commanders “enjoy functional immunity from jurisdiction.”

(im: unsplash)