KinoGhoul (@kinoghoul.bsky.social)

NGO files lawsuit against Italian government and arms producer for supplying weapons to Israel <article data-history-node-id="431790" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/italian-ngo-files-lawsuit-against-italian-government-and-arms-producer" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/italian-ngo-files-lawsuit-against-italian-government-and-arms-producer" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">NGO files lawsuit against Italian government and arms producer for supplying weapons to Israel</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A group of seven Italian civil society groups have filed a lawsuit against an arms producer and the Italian government on Friday over supplying arms to Israel.</p> <p>The lawsuit against state-controlled defence group Leonardo LDOF.MI and the Italian government seeks to dissolve any contracts for the sale and supply of arms to Israel, which they arue is against the law and Italy's own constitution. </p> <p>"Israel carries out in the West Bank and Gaza a military occupation and systematic apartheid that are fed with weapons supplied by foreign partners,” the NGO said in a statement.</p> <p>Leonardo, one of the biggest arms producers in the world, denies the claims. </p> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/italian-ngo-files-lawsuit-against-italian-government-and-arms-producer