Announce Serbia Alexander Fuzic, yesterday, Monday, stopped selling ammunition to Israel in the wake of escalating tension in The Middle East After the Israeli attacks on Iran.
This came in a statement made by Fuzic to reporters after an expanded meeting of the Serbian Army General Staff in the capital, Belgrade.
Foticic confirmed that Belgrade considers both Israel and Iran two friends to Serbia.
He explained that his country was not hidden from the October 7, 2023 attacks, and that despite the criticism, he was determined to support Israel.
The Serbian president indicated that his country decided to stop selling ammunition to Israel, which is currently fighting with Iran.
He stressed his country’s desire to achieve peace in the Middle East, saying: “Israel and Iran are two friendly states for us. The Jewish people have always been respected in these countries. Both people are Shaban two friends for us.”
Fuzic touched on the American strikes that targeted nuclear facilities in Iran, saying: “It has been violated International law Clearly. There is no longer no justice or rules. How can the West give lessons to Russia or any other party regarding the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of states? Everyone violated these rules. “
“A world towards chaos”
The Serbian president continued: “The world is heading towards complete chaos. Everyone is behaving as if it has the right to attack everyone. Madness has spread in the world, and there is no longer anyone who can be trusted.”
Serbia’s move to stop selling ammunition to Israel comes in the context of complex historical relations between Belgrade and Tel Aviv, characterized by military cooperation in recent years, despite European reservations about arms exports to conflict areas.
In September 2024, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed, based on An open source investigation on air trafficSerbia was among the largest suppliers of Israel with ammunition during the aggression on Gaza, which sparked widespread criticism from human rights organizations and international observers.
Relations between the two countries dates back to the period after the disintegration of Yugoslavia, when Serbia sought to enhance its defensive partnerships in the face of intermittent international isolation. With the escalation of the current war between Israel and Iran, Belgrade stressed that it will not engage in military support for a country involved in a widespread regional conflict, stressing its desire to commit to neutrality and call for reducing escalation, in a repeat of diplomatic positions it adopted in previous regional crises.
Since June 13th, Israel has targeted nuclear facilities, missile bases, military leaders and nuclear scientists in Iran, which are responding to hitting Israeli military and intelligence headquarters. With ballistic missiles And drones, killing and wounding the two sides.
At dawn on Sunday, the United States was not satisfied with providing military, intelligence and logistical support to the Israeli aggression against Iran, and launched air strikes on Fordo, Nanz and Isfahan’s nuclear facilities.