Japanese trading house Itochu Corp's aviation unit has announced it will end its strategic cooperation with Israeli defense company Elbit Systems Ltd by the end of February. The decision follows the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Multiple sources, including Reuters and the Middle East Eye, report that the termination of the collaboration is a direct response to the ICJ's decision, which ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians and take further action to protect civilians. The move by Itochu, one of Japan's largest firms, has been interpreted as aligning with the Japanese government's support for the ICJ's ruling. Before making the decision, Itochu sought guidance from Japan’s foreign ministry, which advised the company to observe the ICJ findings in 'good faith'. This development is seen as a significant blow to Elbit Systems, Israel's largest military manufacturer, and there are concerns within Israel that this could lead to further international boycotts against Israeli arms manufacturers.
Itochu has decided to end its partnership with Israel's Elbit Systems. The Japanese firm had sought guidance from Japan’s foreign ministry who had told the company to observe the ICJ findings in “good faith”, a spokesperson for Itochu told CNN on Tuesday https://t.co/tjANt4Rd3m
🚨Israel's largest military manufacturer, Elbit, was just booted out of Japan because of the ICJ ruling of a plausible genocide in Gaza. Israel fears this heavy blow "could turn into a snowball" & that more countries would boycott Israeli arm manufacturers. https://t.co/ToUhFI1KKV
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One of Japan’s biggest firms, Itochu, has decided to end its partnership with major Israeli defence company Elbit Systems. This comes after the ICJ ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians and do more to help civilians https://t.co/fWDYdANuku
Itochu Aviation, a division of Japan’s Itochu Corporation, ends partnership with Elbit Systems, Israel’s main arms manufacturer. Palestinians salute @BDSjapan and solidarity groups. Let’s push corps complicit in Israel’s #GazaGenocide to heed the ICJ ruling. #MilitaryEmbargo https://t.co/GLKWuglmm6
This is HUGE! Citing the International Court of Justice’s ruling: • Japan’s Itochu Corporation, a global giant, has terminated its collaboration with Elbit Systems, the leading Israeli weapons company • Belgium’s region of Wallonia cancelled 2 arms export licenses to Israel.
Itochu Corp’s aviation unit will end its strategic cooperation with Israel's Elbit Systems by the end of the month after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians and do more to help civilians https://t.co/riny0WTfmY
Japanese trading giant, Itochu, ends defense partnership with Israel over Gaza genocide. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/duCTNTzjob
One of Japan’s biggest firms, Itochu, has decided to end its partnership with a major Israeli defence company due to Israel's ongoing war on Gaza https://t.co/oSrKbGhXHB
Japan's Itochu cuts ties with Israel's Elbit Systems, citing ICJ rulinghttps://pulse.ly/vxwynnsqno
ITOCHU MAJOR JAPANESE TRADING AND INVESTING COMPANY HAVE DIVESTED FROM ISRAELI WEAPONS MANUFACTURER ELBIT https://t.co/IFmhZIk1K0
Japanese MNC Itochu divests from Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit System after taking into consideration the ICJ's order and the Japanese government's support for it. https://t.co/D2MYNVg70i
BREAKING: ⚡ 🇯🇵🇮🇱 Japanese companies started canceling cooperation with Israeli ones Reuters reports that the Japanese company "Itochu" has terminated its collaboration with the Israeli defense company "Elbit" following the International Court of Justice's decision regarding… https://t.co/eGbIXPZFqE
Breaking | Reuters reports that the Japanese company "Itochu" has terminated its collaboration with the Israeli defense company "Elbit" following the International Court of Justice's decision regarding the Gaza war. https://t.co/JUmHJBrya8
Japan’s Itochu drops Israel’s Elbit defense systems as Gaza war impact deepens, @JackvDutton reports https://t.co/1J59gaxqd7
Japan’s Itochu to end cooperation with Israel’s Elbit amid Gaza war https://t.co/J7yDGYElit
⚡ After the ICJ's decision, a Japanese company ends its cooperation with an Israeli company An aviation unit of the Japanese company “Itochu Corp” announced the end of its strategic cooperation with the Israeli defense company “Elbit Systems Ltd”, by the end of February,… https://t.co/ASH9AvMegz
Itochu Corp's aviation unit will end its strategic cooperation with Israeli defence company Elbit Systems by the end of February amid the war in Gaza, the Japanese trading house's executive said on Monday. https://t.co/kMlTf59ViQ
BREAKING: LOGISTICS FIRM TRANSPORTING ARMS TO THE BIGGEST ISRAELI MILITARY ARMS COMPANY ELBIT SYSTEMS HAVE PULLED THEIR CONTRACT This was a targeted campaign by Palestine Action. https://t.co/J4Zzu68zvL