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Slovenia imposes arms embargo on Israel
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Posted on July 31, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
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1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Slovenia enacts an arms embargo on Israel, becoming the first in Europe to do so, amid calls for a Gaza ceasefire and humanitarian aid.
ATHENS (Reuters) -Slovenia on Thursday imposed an embargo on exports, imports and transit of arms to Israel, two weeks after it declared Israeli ministers persona non grata, the state news agency STA reported citing a government statement.
The measure was announced by Prime Minister Robert Golob after a government session. Golob said that Slovenia was the first European country to make such a move, STA reported.
Slovenia recognised a Palestinian state in June last year and has since repeatedly called for a ceasefire in Gaza and increased aid deliveries to the enclave.
Israel has denounced declarations last week by France, Britain and Canada that they may recognise a Palestinian state, saying that it would reward Hamas for its October 7, 2023 assault on Israeli territory.
Earlier on Thursday U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis.
(Reporting by Daria Sito-Sucic, writing by Eleftherios Papadimas; Editing by Sandra Maler)
Slovenia imposed an embargo on exports, imports, and transit of arms to Israel.
The measure was announced by Prime Minister Robert Golob after a government session.
Slovenia recognized a Palestinian state in June last year and has called for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel denounced declarations by France, Britain, and Canada regarding potential recognition of a Palestinian state.
The meeting aimed to salvage Gaza truce talks and address the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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