UN experts call for global arms embargo against Israel in the face of genocide in Gaza

Published at: 23/02/2024 12:28 PM

A group of experts and rapporteurs from the United Nations (UN) called this Friday for an immediate halt to the export of weapons to Israel by other countries, alleging that it violates international humanitarian law in the midst of the aggressions of the Zionist regime's occupying army in the Gaza Strip, which number more than 29,500 Palestinian civilians killed.

Through a joint statement, the rapporteurs state that “the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of January 26, which indicated a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza, increases the need for an arms embargo against Israel”, while recalling that all States must respect the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which urge not to transfer weapons, ammunition or parts of these if there is certainty that they will be used in ways that will violate human rights.

The more than 30 signatories, on the other hand, praised countries such as Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and companies such as the Japanese company Itochi, which, according to their opinion, have suspended their arms transfers to Tel Aviv, and also recalled that the European Union (EU) has recommended not exporting weapons to the Israeli State, TELESUR reports on its website.

They emphasized that the United States (USA) and Germany are by far the main arms exporters to Israel, with shipments increasing since the start of the offensive on October 7, while other important suppliers of military equipment for the occupying army are France, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.

Mazo News Team