Al-Haq is calling on governments around the world to impose an arms embargo on Israel as it continues to “fragment” the Palestinian population in the occupied West Bank through accelerated land seizures and home demolitions, Al Jazeera reports.

The Ramallah-based rights group also called for sanctions against Israeli individuals involved in the destruction of Palestinian homes, as well as the companies that provide Israel with the bulldozers used in the demolitions.

These include South Korea’s Hyundai, the UK’s JCB and Sweden’s Volvo.

“States must use every means at their disposal to compel Israel to respect international law, including imposing a two-way arms embargo against Israel” and “targeted sanctions on complicit persons and institutions”, Al-Haq said.

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