Council of Europe calls on 46 member states to halt arms for Israel

The Council of Europe urged all its 46 member nations to halt their deliveries of weapons to Israel due to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza.

Michael O’Flaherty, the Council’s commissioner for human rights, said all its member states should do what’s necessary to avoid exacerbating the current situation in the Palestinian enclave, following Germany’s move to halt some arms deliveries to the Jewish State in light of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order to invade Gaza City.

“[Members should do] their utmost to prevent and address violations of international human rights,” O’Flaherty said in a statement.

“This includes applying existing legal standards to ensure that arms transfers are not authorized where there is a risk that they may be used to

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