Amnesty calls for arms amnesty

Amnesty International has called for a freeze on arms sales to Israel, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups following the recent Gaza conflict.



The human rights group said it had evidence that both Israel and Hamas had used weapons sourced from overseas to carry out attacks on civilians.



It called for the UN Security Council to impose the embargo on all parties.



Both Israel and Hamas have rejected the conclusions of the report, in which Amnesty accuses each of war crimes.



In the report, Israel is accused of illegal use of white phosphorus and other armaments supplied by the US in Gaza, while Hamas is condemned for launching unguided rockets into Israel.



Israel has denied the allegations.



Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum has called the report unfair, and denies that Hamas acquired weapons from other countries.