Legal action aims to put an end to the delivery of the six Elbit reconnaissance drones already plagued by delays and setbacks. The civil case aims to annul the contract signed between the Federal Armaments Office (armasuisse) and the Israeli company Elbit, and was filed simultaneously by a Palestinian couple who fled Gaza in 2024, the Group for a Switzerland without Armed Forces, the Geneva branch of the Swiss Human Rights League, and the Swiss Association of Lawyers for Palestine. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to lawyer Emma Lidén, quoted in a statement issued today, the application was filed with the cantonal court in Bern, where the federal government is based. The contract, which in fact supports the Israeli army, violates both international and Swiss law, says Lidén. Originally, the agreement - approved by parliament in 2015 and initially valued at CHF250 million - provided for the delivery of six reconnaissance drones destined for the ...
