00:00Slovenia has become the first European Union country to ban arms trade with Israel.
00:06This comes as international pressure mounts on Israel over the war in Gaza and the deepening humanitarian crisis.
00:11Ljubljana recognized a Palestinian state last year and has repeatedly called for a ceasefire and increased aid deliveries.
00:21Even though the head of EU diplomacy, Kaya Kalas, agreed to additional humanitarian aid,
00:26we want to see how the monitoring of the process will be carried out.
00:30We want details of humanitarian assistance and we want this information released.
00:37But for Slovenia it's clear all measures are on the table.
00:42We support, as we did in the past, the suspension of Israel's accession agreement,
00:47also trade sanctions and arms embargo, sanctions against some settlers,
00:52some ministers in the Israeli government that support violence.
00:57All of the measures need to come as soon as possible.
01:00Until a ceasefire, until the violence has stopped, until we have a resolution between the two countries.
01:11Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob on Thursday said Israel's action in Gaza constitutes serious violations of international law.
01:19Much of the Palestinian enclave is in ruins after almost 22 months of war.
01:25The United Nations has warned that conditions in Gaza threaten to push nearly half a million people into famine by the end of September.
01:34The United Nations has warned that conditions in Gaza threaten to push nearly half a million people into famine by the end of September.
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