Leader of Blue and White party, Benny Gantz looks on as he arrives to vote in Israel's parliamentary election at a polling station in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A Dutch Palestinian who lost six relatives during a 2014 bombing of Gaza sought compensation on Tuesday from former Israeli armed forces chief Benny Gantz, who is contesting a tight election against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
With voting underway in Israel where Gantz and Netanyahu's parties have been neck-and-neck, Ismail Ziada invoked "universal jurisdiction" laws in a request for a Netherlands court to hear a civil suit against the ex-military head for war crimes.
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