The Central European nation has additionally recognised Palestinian statehood in 2024.
Slovenia has grow to be the primary nation within the European Union to ban all weapons commerce with Israel over its conflict on Gaza.
The announcement comes two weeks after the Central European nation declared Israeli ministers persona non grata, the state information company STA reported.
The arms embargo was introduced by Prime Minister Robert Golob after a authorities session on Thursday.
“Slovenia is the primary European nation to ban the import, export and transit of weapons to and from Israel,” the federal government mentioned in a press release.
It mentioned it was transferring forward “independently” as a result of the EU was “unable to undertake concrete measures … as a result of inner disagreements and disunity”.
Amid the devastating conflict in Gaza, the place “folks … are dying as a result of humanitarian support is systematically denied them”, it was the “obligation of each accountable state to take motion, even when it means taking a step forward of others”, the assertion mentioned.
It added that the federal government had not issued any permits for the export of army weapons and tools to Israel since October 2023 due to the battle.
Early in July, Slovenia – additionally in an EU first – banned two far-right Israeli ministers from getting into the nation.
It declared each Israelis “persona non grata”, accusing them of inciting “excessive violence and severe violations of the human rights of Palestinians” with “their genocidal statements”.
In June 2024, Slovenia’s parliament handed a decree recognising Palestinian statehood, following within the steps of Eire, Norway and Spain, in strikes partly spurred by condemnation of Israel’s bombing of Gaza.
Final week, France, the UK and Canada additionally introduced they might recognise a Palestinian state. Israel decried these bulletins, saying they have been a means of rewarding Hamas for its October 7, 2023 assault on Israeli territory.
Israel has been waging an almost 22-month conflict in Gaza that human rights teams and United Nations consultants have in comparison with a genocide.
Greater than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s army marketing campaign, with extra liable to dying from starvation on account of Israel’s blockade of the territory.
A number of nations, together with South Africa, have additionally introduced circumstances earlier than the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice alleging that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
The USA, nonetheless, has been an unwavering ally of Israel all through its conflict in Gaza, and President Donald Trump has additionally warned that recognition of Palestinian statehood would function a “reward” to Hamas.
