Dhaka, Aug. 2 -- Slovenia has announced that it will ban the import, export and transit of all weapons to and from Israel in response to the country's actions in Gaza.

Slovenia, which has often criticised Israel over reported atrocities in Gaza, called the ban, announced late Thursday, "the first such move by a European Union member state," reports AP.

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob has said on multiple occasions that Slovenia would act unilaterally in the absence of concerted EU action, the state STA news agency reported.

"The EU is currently incapable of completing this task due to internal discord and disunity," the government press release said. "The result thereof is shameful: People in Gaza are dying because they are syste...