Human rights groups in the Netherlands have filed a criminal complaint against the hotel broker site Booking.com for possible war crimes, alleging it benefited from listing accommodation in Israeli settlements within occupied Palestinian territories.
Dutch prosecutors confirmed they received the complaint filed by the European Legal Support Centre (ELSC), Al Haq, Somo and the Rights Forum on Thursday.
The collective accused Booking.com of laundering money in the Netherlands from its business operations in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlements built on stolen Palestinian land are considered illegal under international law.
Booking.com has denied the claims and said there are no laws prohibiting listings in Israeli settlements, adding that various US state laws would prohibit divesting from the region.