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Maersk is still shipping weapons parts to Israel despite denial, new report says Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 06/05/2026 - 17:30 Elbit Systems has continuously received weapons components carried by the Danish shipping giant throughout Israel's assault on Gaza, findings show Banners hung by protesters in front of the headquarters of Danish shipping giant Maersk accuse the company of aiding Israel's genocide in Gaza, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 24 February 2025 (Martin Sylvest and Ritzau Scanpix/AFP) Off Danish shipping giant Maersk is still shipping smaller weapons components to Israel that include rifle and pistol parts, as well as bomb bodies, despite its assertion to the contrary last year, according to a report published on Monday by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and Oxfam Denmark. The bullet parts Maersk has reportedly helped to deliver are the same kind that killed Hind Rajab in 2024 and also countless other children in Gaza , as shown in a New York Times essay published later that year, the authors of the report said. The bomb bodies provide the casing for the 900-kilogram "bunker buster" MK-84 bombs that Israel has used in Gaza and Lebanon . The investigation is part of the #MaskOffMaersk campaign . "Our question to Maersk is: What's a weapon? You don't ship weapons, so what is a weapon?" Nadya Tannous, the international coordinator for the initiative, told Middle East Eye. "Their actual practice is to completely ignore the policies that they have on the books." Using shipping records and bills of lading, the report's authors point to a sustained supply of the weapons components to Elbit Systems - Israel's largest weapons producer - via Maersk vessels from nine US companies, and one Indian company. IMI Systems, formerly Israel's state-owned military producer, is also listed as a key recipient, though Elbit acquired the company in 2018. The report identifies more than 1.42 million kilograms of bullet cores and brass case cups transported from New York's Aurubis Buffalo, Missouri's Sierra Bullets, and Michigan's Michigan Rod Products to IMI between October 2023 and July 2025.
📡 Middle East Eye6/24/20264.9/10
WASHINGTON: The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a Pakistan- and Denmark-sponsored resolution to strengthen accountability for crimes committed against United Nations peacekeepers, following weeks of negotiations, and with the backing of a record 153 UN member states. The resolution, adopted by all 15 members of the Security Council, condemns attacks against UN peacekeepers, underscores that such attacks may constitute war crimes, and calls on governments to promptly investigate and prosecute those responsible. It also seeks stronger cooperation between host countries, the United Nations and troop-contributing nations to end impunity for attacks on peacekeeping personnel.
📡 Dawn6/2/20263.9/10
Romanian audiences will have the chance to see Fjord , the latest film by director Cristian Mungiu, during a one-night-only nationwide preview on June 13. The special screening will take place simultaneously in 90 cinemas across 52 cities, ahead of the film's official Romanian premiere. Tickets for the preview will go on sale on Tuesday, June 2, according to the official announcement.
📡 Romania Insider