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Wed 31 Jan 2024 3:58 pm - Jerusalem Time

Norwegian FM extends an invitation to countries that export weapons to Israel

On Wednesday, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Edda invited countries that export weapons to Israel to conduct an evaluation of this step.


The minister said that "countries that export weapons to Israel must evaluate whether they are contributing to potential genocide."

The minister's statement comes days after he announced that his country decided to continue funding UNRWA, saying that it "represents a lifeline for millions of people suffering from tragic conditions in Gaza and in the entire region."


In a file prepared by the Mossad, Israel accused some employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) of participating in kidnapping and killing operations during the October 7 attack that sparked the war in Gaza.


The 6-page file claims that about 190 UNRWA employees, including teachers, belong to the Hamas or Islamic Jihad movement, and the file includes names and pictures of eleven of them.


The Palestinians accuse Israel of falsifying information to distort UNRWA, which says it has dismissed some of its employees on the basis of these accusations and is investigating them.

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