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US Army AH-64E Apache helicopters are pictured at Joint Base Andrews, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
January 31, 2026, 11:22 am
US approves $6.7 billion arms sale to Israel, $9 billion Patriot missile deal for Saudis
State Department announces major weapons packages amid Iran tensions and Gaza ceasefire talks; bulk of deal will see Israel buy 30 Apache gunships and 3,250 light tactical vehicles
By Matthew Lee
Illustrative: Israeli Air Force soldiers pose in front of an Arrow air defense system battery, in a photo issued by the IDF on June 26, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 1, 2025, 3:50 am
Global arms makers see record earnings as Gaza, Ukraine wars fuel demand — report
Researchers say nine out of top 100 arms firms based in Middle East and earned $31 billion last year, with three Israeli companies accounting for half the sum
By AFP
People hang a Palestinian flag in front of the Slovenian Parliament building after the National Assembly recognized a Palestinian state in Ljubljana, on June 4, 2024. (AFP)
August 1, 2025, 11:03 am
In EU first, Slovenia announces ban on all weapons trade with Israel
Israeli official calls move meaningless, since it has no defense procurement there; German FM warns that Jerusalem may become further diplomatically isolated
By AFP and ToI Staff
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during a special session of parliament marking the first anniversary of the Hamas assault on Israel, at the German Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, October 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
October 24, 2024, 10:07 pm
Germany approves over $100 million in arms exports to Israel, angering rights groups
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights says it is seeking to halt further exports, which it claims endanger lives of Gaza’s civilians and violate international law
By Reuters
British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis speaks at a National Holocaust Memorial Day event at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, on January 26, 2017, in London, England. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
September 3, 2024, 8:20 am
UK chief rabbi slams government’s decision to suspend arms licenses to Israel
Ephraim Mirvis warns move feeds into ‘falsehoods’ of genocide in Gaza, will encourage Israel’s enemies
By ToI Staff
A battery of Israel's Iron Dome missile defense is seen in Ashkelon, August 7, 2022. (AP/Ariel Schalit, File)
August 28, 2024, 3:07 pm
Slovakia set to buy six air defense systems from Israel, as NATO boosts defenses
Bratislava approves $616m purchase, after it previously gave an aging air defense system to Ukraine
By Reuters
Hydro CEO Svein Richard Brandtzaeg, chair of the ethics council of Norway's $1.6 trillion wealth fund, talks to the media during the opening of a new automotive line of Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro in Grevenbroich, Germany, May 4, 2017 (Credit: (AP Photo/Martin Meissner).
March 26, 2024, 11:39 am
Norway ethics watchdog to probe wealth fund beneficiaries over Israel-Hamas war
Council chair says war prompted investigation of firms selling weapons to Israel for use in Gaza
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A delivery of armored vehicles from the US arrives in Israel, December 6, 2023. (Defense Ministry)
March 24, 2024, 8:40 pm
Amid arms embargo calls, data shows 99% of Israeli weapon imports are from US, Germany
Swedish institute’s research finds American arms make up 69%, another 30% come from Berlin; all IAF manned aircraft are US-made, aside from one French-built helicopter
By Tal Schneider
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, talks with Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly during the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
March 20, 2024, 2:35 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 20: Day 166 – As Canada halts arms to Israel, who could follow?
Political correspondent Tal Schneider on Ottawa’s move, Gaza’s food crisis and Tzipi Livni at PM’s corruption trial; Ops and Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag discusses Purim debate
By ToI Staff
Itochu Corp's office building in Tokyo, Japan, December 5, 2019. (Takashi Images/Shutterstock.com)
February 5, 2024, 2:36 pm
Japan’s Itochu to end cooperation with Israel’s Elbit amid Gaza war
Conglomerate’s decision comes in wake of ICJ orders in ‘genocide’ case against Israel, ending strategic partnership that began seven months before Gaza war
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani arrives at a press conference on G7 at the Foreign Ministry in Rome, January 17, 2024. (Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo)
January 21, 2024, 8:16 pm
Italian FM reveals country ceased arms shipments to Israel starting October 7
In rebuttal of opposition lawmaker’s concerns Italian arms being used for ‘war crimes,’ Antonio Tajani states weapons exports were halted at war’s outset
By ToI Staff
F-35i fighter jets are seen at the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel, in an undated handout photo. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 5, 2023, 10:51 am
Dutch lawyers seek court order to halt export of F-35 parts to Israel
Rights groups alleges selling jet parts implicates Netherlands in possible war crimes; Dutch government defends Israel’s right to self defense, says US would supply parts anyway
By Agencies
Screen capture from video of Gal Luft, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, who is a fugitive from US authorities over alleged illegal ties with China and arms dealing, July 7, 2023. (YouTube, (used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 11, 2023, 10:24 am
US-Israeli analyst charged in New York with being covert China agent, arms dealing
Fugitive think tank head Gal Luft claims Biden administration trying to silence him over information he provided to FBI showing US president’s family dealt with Chinese company
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) soldiers at Entebbe airport, March 8, 2007. (AFP/Peter Busomoke)
May 27, 2023, 6:03 pm
Leak hints at corruption in arms deal between Israeli company and Ugandan Air Force
Documents show German manufacturer suspects Israel’s BIRD Aerosystems paid bribe as part of agreement
By Daniel Dolev and Uri Blau and Shomrim
An Elbit Systems Ltd. Hermes 900 StarLiner drone, capable of flying in domestic, civilian airspace alongside commercial jets. (Elbit Systems Ltd.)
December 5, 2022, 6:18 am
Israeli defense firms lead explosive growth in Mideast arms sales — study
SIPRI report says Elbit had 28th most weapons sales in 2021, one of three Israeli companies to make top 100 list, even as pandemic and Ukraine invasion constrain industry worldwide
By ToI Staff and AFP
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