The first European country to take this decision: Slovenia bans arms trade with Israel.

Slovenia announced Thursday evening that it will ban all arms trade with Israel due to the war on the Gaza Strip, a move it described as the first of its kind by a European Union country.

The Slovenian government indicated in a statement that it had approved a decision today, at the initiative of Prime Minister Robert Gollub, prohibiting the export and transit of weapons and military equipment from or through the Republic of Slovenia to Israel, as well as imports from Israel to the Republic of Slovenia.

The statement added: "This decision comes in implementation of the statements of Prime Minister Robert Gollub, who has repeatedly declared—most recently on the sidelines of the European Council summit in June—that if the European Union is unable to take concrete action by mid-July, Slovenia will act independently."

He continued: "Due to internal disagreements and a lack of unity, the European Union is currently unable to fulfill this role."

The statement noted that "people in Gaza are dying because humanitarian aid is being systematically denied to them. They are dying under the rubble, without clean water, food, or basic healthcare. This is a complete denial of humanitarian access and a deliberate obstruction of the provision of the minimum conditions for survival. In such circumstances, it is the duty of every responsible state to take action, even if it is the first to do so."

The statement affirmed that "Slovenia firmly and principledly advocates for respect for international law and the protection of human rights. For this reason, the government of Dr. Robert Golob will, in the coming weeks, prepare additional national measures against the current Israeli government, whose actions constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law."