Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan has said that Israel is "certainly" aware of Azerbaijan's use of Israeli weapons to attack the Armenian troops and civilians.
Israel appears to continue shipping advanced weapons systems to Azerbaijan even throughout the war, local media reports show. When contacted by PanARMENIAN.Net, Israel's Foreign Ministry declined to comment on the country's defense exports.
"During the April War in 2016, not only did the Israeli authorities know that Azerbaijan was using their weapons to attack, but experts from Israel were handling those weapons back then," Harutyunyan told briefing on Sunday, October 11 morning.
"So if Israel says they had no idea, that's another mockery of humanity. They are most definitely aware and continue shipments today."
The Karabakh President said the authorities of Israel – representatives of a nation that has gone through a genocide – are too responsible for the genocide being perpetrated against the Armenians of Artsakh by Azerbaijan and Turkey.
"Money runs the world. And Israel's actions are evidence that they violete the values of humanity and those of God for money," Harutyunyan added.
In 2019, Israel’s Defense Ministry suspended the export licenses of three senior officials from aircraft manufacturer Aeronautics Ltd. for testing one of its “suicide drones” against the Armenian military in 2017 at the behest of its client Azerbaijan in violation of Israeli law.
Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey, launched a large-scale offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. International and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages, as well as the iconic Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi. Before a humanitarian ceasefire could begin on October 10, Azerbaijan launched a new offensive and struck settlements both in Karabakh and Armenia.
