Arms trade

German police arrest Lebanese Hamas terror suspect linked with planning attacks on Jews, Israelis

German authorities arrested a 36-year-old Lebanese man at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, accused of supplying weapons and ammunition for Hamas-linked terror plots targeting Jewish and Israeli sites.

|ByJAMES GENN
An illustrative silhouette of a rifle over a background of the Hamas flag.
A Pakistani Air Force JF-17 Thunder fighter jet, painted with the national flag, flies past during the Pakistan National Day parade in Islamabad, March 23, 2007; illustrative.

Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about 2 billion dollars in loans into a JF-17 fighter jet deal, sources said. Pakistan and Bangladesh are also discussing a deal.

|ByREUTERS
Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Asim Munir holds a microphone during his visit at the Tilla Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) to witness the Exercise Hammer Strike, a high-intensity field training exercise conducted by the Pakistan Army's Mangla Strike Corps, in Mangla, Pakistan May 1, 2025.

Pakistan strikes $4 billion deal to sell weapons to Libyan force, officials say

An unfinalized copy of the deal listed the purchase of 16 JF-17 fighter jets and 12 Super Mushak trainer aircraft, used for basic pilot training.

|ByREUTERS
Signs of the US and Taiwan symbolising bilateral cooperation are seen on the Barracuda-500, a low-cost autonomous cruise missile jointly developed by NCSIST and US company Anduril, during the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in Taipei on July 18, 2025.

US approves $11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, largest ever

The proposed arms sale covers eight items, including HIMARS rocket systems, howitzers, anti-tank missiles, drones, and parts for other equipment, the ministry said.

|ByREUTERS

Spanish parliament approves Israel arms embargo

Spain’s parliament approved an arms embargo on Israel, halting all weapons trade, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government intensifies measures against Israel over the Gaza conflict.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByGUY ELSTER
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks on during a meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 3, 2025

Germany follows through on arms embargo as Berlin weapons shipment to Israel halt

Some politicians are calling for tighter restrictions than the current embargo offers.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the reopening of the Reichenbach Synagogue. September 15, 2025.

DNC blocks resolution calling for recognition of Palestinian statehood, halting Israel arms sales

A Democratic National Committee panel blocked a resolution calling for the suspension of military aid to Israel, reflecting growing divisions within the party.

AUGUST 27, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Allison Minnerly, a new Gen Z DNC member from Florida, speaks about a resolution she proposed seeking to block arms sales to Israel and recognize a Palestinian state.

German halt to arms support to Israel is a blunder - opinion

The announcement by Chancellor Friedrich Merz was met with swift backlash from Jewish organizations.

AUGUST 12, 2025ByPAUSHALI LASS
THE ANNOUNCEMENT by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to suspend arms deliveries to Israel has unleashed quite a storm at home, says the writer.

Germany's halt to arms exports to Israel is response to Gaza expansion plans, chancellor says

"We cannot deliver weapons into a conflict that is now being pursued exclusively by military means. We want to help diplomatically, and we are doing so," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.

AUGUST 10, 2025ByREUTERS
File pictures shows the leader and top candidate for Chancellor of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz (L, on February 24, 2025 in Berlin) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (on December 9, 2024 in Jerusalem.

US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders' bid to block arms sales to Israel over Gaza war

The two resolutions failed by 73 to 24, and 70 to 27, in the 100-member chamber in voting late on Wednesday night.

JULY 31, 2025ByREUTERS
US Senate floor

Israel, Ukraine set to deepen defense cooperation, Kyiv's FM says

Propelled by wartime urgency, both nations have built a formidable defense-tech ecosystem with cutting-edge innovation reaching warfighters on the battlefield in record time.

JULY 24, 2025ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A truck with mounted anti-aircraft cannon, of the of 127th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fires towards Russian drones and missiles during an overnight shift, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine July 2, 2025

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.

MAY 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy seen over a missile and the London Eye (illustrative)

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

Lockheed Martin Corp could supply a range of advanced weapons systems including C-130 transport aircraft.

APRIL 25, 2025ByREUTERS
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.

Bullets purchase from Israel rattles Spain's leftist coalition

Spain pledged in Oct. 2023 to stop selling weapons to Israel due to its war with Hamas in Gaza, widening that commitment to include weapons purchases last year.

APRIL 23, 2025ByREUTERS
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.