Ammon News - Canada will ban all arms shipments to Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced Tuesday.

The move comes after lawmakers voted 204 - 117 in favor of a non-binding motion to stop the weapons sales after a lengthy debate Monday.

Also included in the motion was a clause that called for support of the eventual “establishment of the State of Palestine” in concert with Canada’s international partners.

Defense Minister Bill Blair said Joly will decide how the ban is enforced.

“There are a number of existing contracts that are already in place, but this was a going-forward basis, I think that's how the minister's looking at it,” Blair told the Star. “There has been a lot of concern expressed with respect to … lethal military sales to Israel during the conflict.”

Anadolu Agency