International UN experts warn companies against arms deliveries to Israel

Independent UN human rights experts have warned companies against continuing to supply weapons and ammunition to Israel. They could be committing human rights violations, including crimes against humanity, the experts announced in Geneva on Thursday.

They named more than 30 companies and investors who, according to them, invest in arms companies. "These companies, which supply weapons, parts, components and ammunition to the Israeli armed forces, risk being complicit in serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law," the experts wrote.

They referred to the International Court of Justice's call on Israel to cease its military offensive in Rafah and the request for arrest warrants against members of the Israeli government by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Therefore, further arms deliveries to Israel could be seen as knowingly supporting operations that violate international human rights and humanitarian law.

The more than 30 experts have been appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to work on various issues and advise the Council, including discrimination against women and girls, the rights of displaced persons and the right to health. They work independently of the United Nations and are not paid for their work.