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Hague Group Announces Anti-Israel Measures, Including Arms Bans on Jerusalem

GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 17 – Twelve nations pledged an arms embargo and legal actions to hold Israel accountable for alleged violations amid Gaza conflict causing over 58,000 Palestinian deaths since 2023.

  • On Wednesday , the Hague Group in Bogota, Colombia, saw 12 states commit to an arms embargo on Israel to curb its attacks on Gaza.
  • Since October 2023, Israel’s war on Gaza has killed over 58,000 Palestinians and displaced nearly the entire population, amid ongoing international concern.
  • Among the six measures, states will deny arms to Israel, ban ships transporting such weapons, and review public contracts linked to Israeli occupation, supporting universal jurisdiction mandates.
  • United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said `the commitments made by the Hague Group are a lifeline for Palestinians suffering devastation of war`, while Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla called `We believe in protagonism, not supplication`, highlighting their impact.
  • A deadline of September 20, 2025, was set for more countries to join the measures, coinciding with the 80th UN General Assembly.
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The eyes of international diplomacy were placed this week in Colombia, where the first summit of the Hague Group was held, a bloc of eight countries, all from the so-called Global South, which agreed on diplomatic and economic measures to pressure Israel to accept a ceasefire and end the war in Gaza. Despite the fact that the delegations of some thirty countries, including Mexico and Spain, were present, the guest who stole all the attention was…

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