“Israel’s brutal warfare in Gaza includes indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks, as well as measures that prevent the population from receiving humanitarian aid. This is in violation of the rules of war,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said in a statement.
Oslo's recognition of Palestinian statehood in late May sparked sharp rebuke and a series of measures from Israel, which most recently revoked the accreditation of Norwegian diplomats dealing with the Palestinian Authority
“Norway has made it very clear that it supports Palestine’s application for full membership status in the UN, and that Norway will vote in favor the day the General Assembly holds a vote on the application,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said in a statement issued late Friday.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has warned that the situation in Gaza Strip caused by Israeli aggression amounts to a ‘man-made disaster’ urging for immediate ceasefire in the besieged territory.
A group of Shia and Sunni clerics based in Norway have condemned the Israeli killing campaign in Gaza and discussed ways to contribute to the Palestinians under Israeli regime for nearly two months now.
Norway has declared ban on import of goods and services by companies contributing to the Israeli settlements in the occupied lands in line with rejecting the violation of international laws by Tel Aviv regime.