Rights lawyers go to court to stop German arms deliveries to Israel (Reuters, 2024-04-05)
"The Berlin case, brought by several organisations including the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), Law for Palestine and the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy, was filed in an administrative court on behalf of Palestinians in Gaza.
"In a statement, the lawyers said the arms deliveries and support #Germany has provided to Israel violated the country's obligations under the War Weapons Control Act.
"They cited a January order from the International Court of Justice (#ICJ) for Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza, which it has subjected to siege and invasion since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. Israel denies genocide allegations..."
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