UN Experts Say Arms Exports to Israel 'Must Cease Immediately'

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Dozens of United Nations experts on Friday called for an immediate arms embargo on Israel and warned that countries and private companies still sending weapons to the Israeli military during its assault on Gaza could be complicit in crimes against humanity.

' The statement comes two weeks after a Dutch court ordered the Netherlands' government to stop exporting jet parts to Israel, citing the 'clear risk' that the aircraft might be used to 'commit serious violations of international humanitarian law.' The government is appealing the ruling.

 

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