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US, Germany Supplied 99% of Israel Weapons Import Despite Pressure: Data

 JOE SABALLA, MARCH 26, 2024,  https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/03/26/us-germany-israel-weapons/

“At the end of 2023, the US rapidly delivered thousands of guided bombs and missiles to Israel,” the SIPRI report noted, adding that 61 combat aircraft from the US and four submarines from Germany are pending delivery.

SIPRI claimed that the weapons Israel imported from its allies have played a major role in its military actions against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Global Pressure

The data was released amid international calls to stop arming Israel, which has been carrying out relentless ground and aerial attacks on Gaza.

Since the war broke out between Hamas militants and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in October last year, more than 32,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed.

Canada recently ordered a halt in arms exports to Jerusalem as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed in on Israel’s right to defend itself and the alleged lack of action to protect civilian lives.

Eight American senators have also sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to stop supplying weapons to the country’s Middle Eastern ally.

They said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions against humanitarian operations have prevented Washington from safely and easily delivering aid to Gaza.

Media reports have claimed that the relationship between the two leaders has been strained following Biden’s call to scale down the Israeli offensive in the Palestinian territory.

March 29, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Germany, Israel, USA, weapons and war