Amnesty names companies contributing to apartheid and genocide in Gaza

Amnesty International on Thursday said that states and companies must cease their activities contributing to the system of apartheid against Palestinians under Israeli control and to the genocide in Gaza.

The NGO named fifteen companies for which it said it has gathered credible evidence. 

This list includes American aircraft manufacturer Boeing, whose munitions were used in Gaza, the Chinese company Hikvision, which is a world leader in facial recognition technology, and the American software manufacturer Palantir, which provides services to the Israeli army and intelligence services. 

Spanish railway equipment manufacturer CAF and the South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai, whose "heavy equipment has been widely used in the destruction" of homes and infrastructure belonging to Palestinians in the occupied territories, are alo on the list. 

Amnesty's report follows that of more than 80 NGOs, including Oxfam and the Human Rights League, which on Monday called on states and companies, particularly European ones, to end their "trade with illegal settlements" of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories.