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In 2022, UK-approved arms export licenses to Israel were worth $52.5 million, but 10 "open" licenses were also issued with an unlimited value, the actual value of the export is unclear. Between the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel and May 31, according to government statistics, Britain issued more than 108 arms export licenses to Israel. [11]
Four groups sent letters to directors of arms companies that provided parts or components for the F-35 fighter jets employed by Israel's air force during the bombardment of Gaza. The Global Legal Action Network also initiated legal action against the government's determination to keep selling weapons to Israel.
The six other shipments contained surplus weapons from regular army units including 155 mm cannons, gunpowder, and Italian Oto Melara howitzers. Argentina offered the weapons as refurbished, which Croatia accepted. It was estimated that a total of 6500 tons of trafficked weapons and ammunition were smuggled.
Unlike the U.S., Britain's government does not give arms directly to Israel but rather licenses companies to sell – often components into U.S. supply chains, such as for F-35 jets.
"Gun shops have sold out of some weapons, such as AR-10 and AR-15 assault rifles," The Guardian reported the day before war began. "With a state of emergency set to be unveiled, the country's ...
While Argentina has the largest Jewish population in Latin America, there have been various cases of anti-Semitism in Argentina, [8] [9] [10] such as the desecration of 58 Jewish graves in La Tablada by unknown peoples in 2009, [11] mostly due to negative stereotypes of Jews controlling business interests and dominating the world through capitalism, as well as Israel's affiliation with the ...
News website The Ditch has reported that several flights carrying munitions to weapons manufacturers and contractors in Tel Aviv have occurred since October 2023.
After Israel's rupture with France, the Israeli government reportedly reached out to Argentina. The Argentine government agreed to sell Israel yellowcake (uranium oxide). [ 60 ] [ 70 ] Between 1963 and 1966, about 90 tons of yellowcake were allegedly shipped to Israel from Argentina in secret. [ 59 ]