The Council of Europe — a human rights organisation representing 46 states — has urged its member states to halt deliveries of weapons to Israel if they could be used for human rights violations, according to AFP.

Michael O’Flaherty, the council’s commissioner for human rights, said member states should do “their utmost to prevent and address violations of international human rights” in the conflict.

“This includes applying existing legal standards to ensure that arms transfers are not authorised where there is a risk that they may be used to commit human rights violations,” he said, in a statement.

It was also “essential to intensify efforts to provide relief to those affected by the conflict, by supporting efforts to ensure unhindered access for humanitarian assistance and by pressing for the immediate release of hostages”, O’Flaherty said.

“However, more needs to be done, and quickly,” he said.