The issue of arms exports to Israel has never been so sensitive, several European countries such as Spain, Italy and France have suspended their sale of war materials. Sipri, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which is an authority on the subject, published a report on October 4 which indicates that Washington and Berlin are the main suppliers of arms to the Jewish state.
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With 69% of weapons imported from the United States, Washington is, by far, the leading partner ofIsraelnotes Sipri in a report (to consult herein English). Imports which are partly financed by the 3.3 billion dollars in military aid that the Americans allocate each year to the Jewish state.
This aid is supplemented by 500 million dollars granted for air defense cooperation, which is used in particular to maintain the anti-rocket device called Iron Dome.
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Germany, supplier of armored vehicles to Israel
Beyond this framework, the Israeli army is also an important client of American industry. It is equipped, for example, with F35 aircraft and if no inventory is provided, Sipri cites an investigation by New York Timesrevealing that in recent months 5,000 one-ton bombs have been delivered.
The Federal Republic of Germany, with 30% of imports, is Israel’s second supplier, particularly of armored vehicles. But here again, silence is golden and it is always difficult to determine the nature and exact volume of imported military goods.
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France supplied components for weapons, according to Sipri
“ Sipri data shows no French major arms exports to Israel between 2019 and 2023, with the last major arms exports to Israel from France dating back to 1998. However, France has supplied weapons components. In February 2024, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu told the parliamentary Defense Committee that France’s exports to Israel only concerned “basic components”, mainly intended to be re-exported by Israel. He added that since October 2023, he had asked officials to be stricter in reviewing exports to Israel, and that the French government sought to be “beyond reproach” regarding arms exports to Israel. », writes Sipri
“ In June 2024, independent investigative organization Disclose claimed that the French government had authorized the export to Israel of electronic equipment used in Hermes 900 drones that may have been deployed to monitor developments on the ground in Gaza », adds Sipri.
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