Slovenia becomes first EU country to impose arms embargo on Israel

Slovenia has become the first country in the European Union to ban all weapons trade with Israel over its war on Gaza.

The announcement comes two weeks after the Central European nation declared Israeli ministers persona non grata, the state news agency STA reported.
Slovenia has become the first country in the European Union to ban all weapons trade with Israel over its war on Gaza.

The announcement comes two weeks after the Central European nation declared Israeli ministers persona non grata, the state news agency STA reported.Last week, France, the United Kingdom and Canada also announced they may recognise a Palestinian state. Israel decried these announcements, saying they were a way of rewarding Hamas for its October 7, 2023 assault on Israeli territory.