Arms trade

Iran arrested 35 members of alleged 'Zionist spy cell', regime's intelligence ministry claims

Iran detains multiple terror cells, including one linked to Mossad, seizing explosives and firearms across several provinces, the regime's Intelligence Ministry claimed.

People walk next to a mural depicting slain supreme leader of Iran Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, April 13, 2026.
F-16V of the Republic of China Air Force.

Taiwan says delayed US F-16s to start arriving this year

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, US, March 9, 2026

Trump could sell arms, interceptor missiles, to Taiwan after China visit, sources say

Anti-aircraft gunner of the Russian military base in Tajikistan with the "Verba" MANPADS, June 2021; illustrative.

Iran signs €500 million arms deal with Russia for advanced shoulder-fired missiles - FT


House to vote on Republican-led bill requiring Biden to allow delivery of restricted weapons

US House to vote on "Israel Security Assistance Support Act" amid Biden's arms restriction to Israel; Republicans lead and the Democrats are divided.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a visit to Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, US, May 8, 2024

Israel needs to pursue US aid and military independence simultaneously - analysis

Israel doesn't need to do everything America wants, but it does need to take US policy recommendations more seriously.

 U.S. President Joe Biden, left, pauses during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

Rights groups file new case against German arms export to Israel

ECCHR said the government granted export clearance for 3,000 anti-tank weapons to Israel after the Hamas attack on October 7.

 People attend the rally "Against terror and antisemitism! Solidarity with Israel" at Brandenburg Gate, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, Germany October 22, 2023.

Most Brits would support the UK ending arms sales to Israel, poll finds

Pressue to end arms sales to Israel has increased since an Israeli airstrike mistakenly killed seven aid workers in Gaza.

 An arms dealer puts firearms on display at an exhibition, as the war in Gaza and the U.S.-led strikes on Houthi targets raise demand for firearms, in Sanaa, Yemen March 4, 2024.

UNHRC calls for arms embargo against Israel, asks it to prevent genocide

The resolution did not mention Hamas or condemn it for the invasion of Israel on October 7, in which 1,200 people were killed and 253 seized as hostages.

 Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

US week approved transfer of thousands of bombs to Israel this week, official says

Despite criticisms following the death of WCK aid workers in the Gaza Strip, the US approved a transfer of a thousand additional bombs to Israel, but will only arrive next year.

 An Israeli soldier walks next to items found inside a workshop which they claim was used for weapon production and located on the lower floors of a residential building in the northern Gaza Strip, November 8, 2023.

UK PM Sunak pressured by lawmakers to suspend arms sales to Israel

Members of Parliament from multiple parties claimed that Britain should end arms supply to Israel based on their perception that Israel was not following humanitarian law.

 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to press as arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, on October 19, 2023

US calls for Israel to investigate deaths of World Central Kitchen aid workers

The Biden administration, alongside other allies of Israel, called on Israel to conduct a public and swift investigation into the death of aid workers in Gaza.

 A Palestinian man rides a bicycle past a damaged vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed in an Israeli airstrike, in the central Gaza Strip April 2, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War Day 178: What is going on in Gaza, Lebanon?

Blinken on Gaza WKC deaths: Imperative for Israel to protect innocent lives • Israel drafts new Gaza ceasefire proposal in Cairo talks

 Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, on April 2, 2024

Letters to the Editor, March 27, 2024: Skewed contributions

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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