Arms trade

arms trade

UK munitions transfers to Israel continued despite supposed cut off - report

The report claims UK firms have continued to export munitions and F-35 parts.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy seen over a missile and the London Eye (illustrative)
 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. Trump has made the expansion of the Abraham Accords to include Saudi Arabia as a significant priority in his vision for the Middle East, the writer notes.

Trump poised to offer Saudi Arabia over $100b. arms package - sources

 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a joint news conference with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain April 26, 2023.

Bullets purchase from Israel rattles Spain's leftist coalition

US President Donald Trump gestures, before boarding Air Force One as he departs for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, March 28, 2025

Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say


Danish media campaign seeks to torpedo Elbit deal

Denmark is considered one of the countries where public opinion and the street are clearly leaning in a pro-Palestinian direction while the government cultivates good relations with Israel.

Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa

Ex-UK defense chief: 'We've all gained from Israel's experience'- Interview

Former UK top General discusses bilateral security cooperation and praises IDF-UK collaboration: "We all benefited from the difficulties Israel faced."

Gen. Sir Nick Carter at the Kirya in Tel Aviv for meetings with senior IDF officers in April 2019

Students occupy defense firm Leonardo's Turin headquarters to protest over Gaza

The students, who unfurled a flag of the Palestinian territories from the roof of Leonardo's offices, said the company was supporting Israel.

 People take part in a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Brussels, Belgium, November 11, 2023.

How the Houthis grew to be a global threat – report

Analysts warn that the Houthis are gaining legitimacy and allies through the Israel-Hamas war

 Houthis detonating explosives onboard the Sounion oil tanker in the Red Sea, August 29, 2024.

US blacklists over 2 dozen firms tied to Pakistan and Iran weapons programs

The United States added 26 companies from Pakistan, China, Egypt, and the UAE to a blacklist, citing support for missile and drone developments and violations of export controls.

 Pakistan's national flag is mounted on a vehicle of the Chief Minister of Sindh, as a convoy of vehicles is parked during a ceremony to celebrate Independence Day, in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2023.

Israeli firms partaking in combat in Gaza, Lebanon banned from Euronaval fair - report

Last week, it was reported that France had banned Israeli companies from the exhibit. 

 A sub-scale sized model of an hydro-oceanographic survey and multi-missions vessel BHO2M by KERSHIP is displayed at Euronaval, the world naval defence exhibition in Le Bourget near Paris, France, October 23, 2018.

Germany will send more weapons to Israel soon, Scholz says

German approvals for arms exports have dropped sharply this past year.

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany's Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck stand up during a minute of silence on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attack, ahead of a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2024.

Dutch state sued over failure to stop Israel's alleged violations of international law

It is unclear how far the case will go against one of Israel's closest allies.

A mural is seen on the wall of a school damaged in the Israel's military offensive, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 26, 2024.

Germany delays selling weapons to Israel but continues sales to Qatar, sparking criticism - report

Shortly after October 7, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came to Israel and delivered a pledge of unconditional solidarity with Jerusalem.

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talks with citizens during an event in Magdeburg, Germany, August 25, 2022.

UK betrays Israel: Arms freeze sends dangerous signal, risking security - editorial

The timing of this decision is particularly jarring.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with UK Defense Secretary John Healey

Chief rabbi, British Jews criticize UK decision to restrict arms sales to Israel

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development's Office's suspension of almost 30 of the around 350 arms licenses to Israel "beggars belief."

Britain's chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis