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SvennoJ on 03 June 2025
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Majority of Germans back suspending arms exports to Israel amid war on Gaza: Survey

The poll has found that 58 percent of respondents favoured a temporary halt to arms deliveries, while 22 percent were opposed. Another 19 percent were undecided or declined to answer.

The study by polling firm INSA, commissioned by the Avaaz campaign organisation, surveyed 1,001 people between May 28 and May 30.


Spain cancels $325m arms deal with Israel’s Rafael firm

Spain’s Defence Ministry will not go ahead with the purchase of Spike antitank missiles from Israeli firm Rafael, according to Spanish media.

The $325m deal was finalised four days before Israel’s war on Gaza erupted on October 7, 2023, the reports said.


Norway’s wealth fund reviews Israeli bank stakes over West Bank settler loans

The ethics watchdog for Norway’s $1.9 trillion wealth fund is scrutinising Israeli banks’ practice of underwriting Israeli settlers’ housebuilding commitments in the occupied West Bank in a review that could prompt up to $500m in divestments.

The Council on Ethics, a public body set up by the Ministry of Finance, has, however, decided not to object to the fund’s investments in accommodation platforms such as Airbnb that offer rentals in the illegal Israeli settlements.

The body checks that firms in the portfolio of the world’s largest wealth fund meet ethical guidelines set by Norway’s parliament.


Hamas says former US official’s admission of Israeli war crimes exposes Washington

The group says recent remarks by former US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller under the Biden administration, who acknowledged that Israel committed war crimes in Gaza, as “an important admission”.

“[It] condemns the occupation, confirms its crimes, and exposes the US administration’s attempts to obscure the truth about this brutal war against innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip,” Hamas said in a statement.

Miller recently told UK broadcaster Sky News that it was “without a doubt true that Israel has committed war crimes” in Gaza.

Hamas highlighted Miller’s statement that “he was not permitted to tell the truth” while in office “exposes the deep political complicity of the US administration with the occupation and its criminal cover-up of its brutal violations”.

“This admission not only condemns the occupation, but also holds Washington directly accountable as an actual partner in the war crimes and genocide perpetrated against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, through funding, arming, providing political and diplomatic protection, and misleading media coverage,” it added.

Canada investigates dual nationals in Israeli army over Gaza war crimes

https://www.newarab.com/news/canada-launches-probe-gaza-war-crimes-dual-nationals
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/rcmp-says-it-s-probing-potential-war-crimes-related-to-israel-hamas-conflict/article_600ca131-7015-4c55-a24a-62edf2df566c.html

Canada's federal police have launched a criminal investigation into Israeli soldiers who hold dual Canadian nationality, on suspicion of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed it was conducting the probe under Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program (CAHWCP). The investigation is being carried out in coordination with the Department of Justice, the Canada Border Services Agency, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

According to officials, the investigation began discreetly in 2024 and centres on allegations involving Canadian-Israeli dual nationals who served in the Israeli military, either on active duty or as reservists.