232 non-governmental organizations active in countries participating in the US F-35 aircraft manufacturing program called for a halt to all supplies of weapons and spare parts to Israel.
These organizations issued a joint statement, in which they confirmed Israel’s violation of international law and human rights in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
The statement touched on the devastating effects of the Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023.
He called for an immediate halt to all arms and spare parts sales to Israel, including those related to the F-35 fighter jet.
The statement pointed out that “Israel”, by using “F-35” aircraft, caused loss of life in Gaza and the West Bank.
Civil society organizations stressed that States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty should not, directly or indirectly, supply military materials that may be used to violate international human rights law.
The organizations stressed that the countries included in the F-35 manufacturing program were unable to effectively implement the arms supply rules, either because they did not want to implement them or preferred to implement them “selectively.”
She pointed out that these countries ratified the Genocide Convention, and pledged to “prevent and punish” genocide within the framework of the aforementioned convention.
The countries participating in the F-35 aircraft manufacturing program are Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the United States and Britain.
With American support, between October 7, 2023 and January 19, 2025, Israel committed genocide in Gaza, leaving about 160,000 Palestinian martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.
On January 19, a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and a prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel went into effect, with Qatari, Egyptian and American mediation. It consists of three stages, each lasting 42 days, during which negotiations will begin to begin a second stage, then a third, leading to an end to the war of extermination.