Spain halts arms exports to Israel over Gaza war

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The decision to impose an arms embargo on Israel was reached last Thursday during a session of an inter-ministerial committee on arms manufacturing which is comprised of representatives from the prime minister’s office, ministries of economy, defense, foreign affairs and finance, El Pais said in a report released on Tuesday.

Spain provides Israel with missile parts, fuses from hand grenades, mortar parts, electro-optical equipment and fire control systems.

The decision to suspend arms exports is not definite and will be reviewed at the next committee session in September.

Spain is the second country to stop arm sales to Israel in the past 24 hours as the British government also said on Monday that it is reviewing all arms export licenses to Israel to assure that the arms are being put to “appropriate” use.

The Israeli military aggression has taken the lives of more than 1,880 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and wounded over 9,600 others in Gaza since July 8.

International bodies and human rights groups say civilians account for the majority of the victims of the ongoing Israeli war. Women and children make up the bulk of the civilian casualties there.

The UN Human Rights Council recently passed a resolution, calling for an independent probe into Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.

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