$60m worth of munitions will be manufactured by a weapons company in Canada as part of the $20bn sale.

How #Canada’s ‘off-the-record’ arms exports end up in Israel

Advocates say Canada is flouting international obligations by allowing arms shipments to Israel via the United States.

Canadian lawyers, rights advocates and other experts say this raises serious questions about the opaque nature of the country’s arms export regime.

They also say Canada’s participation in the arms deal makes clear that the country is failing to ensure that Canadian-made weapons are not used in suspected human rights violations abroad, as required by law.

“The news is appalling,” said Kelsey Gallagher, a researcher at the Canadian peace research group Project Ploughshares.

“Given Israel’s appalling track record of violating international humanitarian law through its operation in Gaza, including in some cases which may constitute war crimes, in no way is it appropriate for Canada to supply this ammunition,” Gallagher told Al Jazeera.

“Moreover, as per Canada’s obligations under the UN Arms Trade Treaty, it’s illegal.”

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