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Published 11 Jul, 2024 03:21pm

European countries continue to arm Israel as its attacks on Gaza persist

European countries continue to supply Israel with arms as it continues its military offensive in Gaza.

Anadolu has compiled details of European countries’ military sales to Israel since the outbreak of fighting with Hamas on October 7 2023.

France, Italy, Germany and the US accounted for 81pc of the Middle East’s arms imports between 2019 and 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an independent international institute based in Sweden dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.

Israel’s military spending jumped 24pc to $27.5 billion following its operations in Gaza, making it the second-largest arms spender in the Middle East.

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