An Indian company stops supplying uniforms to the Israeli police

Indian company Maryan Apparel, one of the main suppliers of uniforms to the Israeli police, announced that it was terminating its contract due to the raids on Gaza after the Hamas attack on October 7, citing the reasons “moral“.

Marian Apparel has been supplying the Israeli police force with about 100,000 uniforms annually since 2015, according to its data. The decision to suspend came after the bombing of a hospital in Gaza, which left many dead.It is an ethical decision», its CEO, Thomas Olekal, indicated to Agence France-Presse.

The contract is not renewable

Israelis and Palestinians are exchanging accusations of responsibility for the attack that targeted the Ahli Arab Hospital on Tuesday, which left 471 people dead, according to Hamas, and between “100 and 300» According to the American intelligence services. Since then more than 1,400 people have been killed on Israeli soil by Hamas men, most of them civilians who were shot, burned alive or died of mutilation on the first day of the attack, according to Israeli authorities, and 203 were taken hostage.

On the Palestinian side, more than 3,785 people were killed, most of them civilians, in bombings carried out by the Israeli army in response, according to local authorities, which also recorded more than 12,000 wounded. “We will agree to resume our work (with Israel) when peace returnssaid Mr Olikal.

He added that if that failed, his company would honor his current contract, which runs until December, but would not renew it. Maryan Apparel, which employs about 1,500 people, also counts the Philippine military and the Saudi government among its clients.