Palestine welcomes Spain's call to halt weapons exports to Israel
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Sanchez’s call "is entirely consistent with international law and international legitimacy resolutions and supports the two-state solution and principles of human rights."
ISTANBUL - Palestine on Sunday welcomed a call by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to halt weapons exports to Israel amid its attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said Sanchez’s call "is entirely consistent with international law and international legitimacy resolutions and supports the two-state solution and principles of human rights."
The Spanish premier called Friday on the international community to stop weapons exports to Israel, noting that Spain halted arms sales to Israel in October 2023.
The ministry held "countries that provide arms and military equipment to Israel responsible for encouraging it to continue its crimes and violations against the Palestinian people."
It called on signatories of the Arms Trade Treaty "to act decisively to end Israel's use of arms and military equipment to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, human rights, and against Palestinian civilians."
According to the latest data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the US accounted for 70.2 per cent of Israel's conventional arms needs between 2011 and 2020, followed by Germany at 23.9 per cent and Italy at 5.9 per cent
In April, the US Congress approved US$17 billion in aid to Israel as part of a US$95 billion foreign military assistance package. - BERNAMA
