Our next report focuses on Israel's booming defence industry. Arms sales have reached a record high, driven by a surge in air defence technology. Israel's defence industry is experiencing a boom, with exports reaching a record-breaking $13 billion in 2023.

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<p>Israel has been&nbsp;reportedly working to modernise its nuclear weapons systems in recent months and has also upgraded its production facilities in southern Israel amid raging war in Gaza which began after October 7 Hamas attack last year, an event Israel widely described as the biggest existential threat to Jewish people since World War II.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Israel is believed to have around 90 nuclear weapons in its arsenal. The SIPRI annual report assessed the state of global armament and security to examine developments throughout 2023 and until January 2024.</p>

<p>Additionally, SIPRI examined the nuclear arsenals of the eight other states – the US, UK, Russia, France, China, India, Pakistan and North Korea.</p>

<p>As of January 2024, there are an estimated 12,121 nuclear warheads held worldwide, of which some 9,585 are kept in military stockpiles for potential use.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The United States and Russia possess a combined 90 per cent of all nuclear weapons.</p>

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<p>SIPRI claimed that there was evidence Israel was in the process of upgrading its nuclear reactor in the southern town of Dimona.</p>

<p>"Israel which does not publicly acknowledge possessing nuclear weapons — is also believed to be modernising its nuclear arsenal and appears to be upgrading its plutonium production reactor site at Dimona," the report added.</p>

<p>The SIPRI report suggests that any work done between the US and Iran to de-escalate tensions was undone by Israel-Hamas war and the subsequent proxy attacks on US targets by Iran-backed proxy forces in Iraq and Syria.</p>

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<p>The SIPRI report coincided with a new report from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) that found that in 2023 alone, nuclear weapons spending globally increased by $10.8 billion from a year earlier. The United States accounts for 80 per cent of entire spending.</p>

<p>The US share of total spending, $51.5 billion, “is more than all the other nuclear-armed countries put together,” said ICAN. The next biggest spender was China, at $11.8 billion, followed by Russia, spending $8.3 billion.</p>


Israel has been reportedly working to modernise its nuclear weapons systems in recent months and has also upgraded its production facilities in southern Israel amid raging war in Gaza which began after October 7 Hamas attack last year, an event Israel widely described as the biggest existential threat to Jewish people since World War II.

Israel has been reportedly working to modernise its nuclear weapons systems in recent months and has also upgraded its production facilities in southern Israel amid raging war in Gaza which began after October 7 Hamas attack last year, an event Israel widely described as the biggest existential threat to Jewish people since World War II. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Israel is believed to have around 90 nuclear weapons in its arsenal. The SIPRI annual report assessed the state of global armament and security to examine developments throughout 2023 and until January 2024. Additionally, SIPRI examined the nuclear arsenals of the eight other states – the US, UK, Russia, France, China, India, Pakistan and North Korea. As of January 2024, there are an estimated 12,121 nuclear warheads held worldwide, of which some 9,585 are kept in military stockpiles for potential use. The United States and Russia possess a combined 90 per cent of all nuclear weapons. Also read | India's nuclear arsenal now larger than Pakistan's, China far ahead: Report SIPRI claimed that there was evidence Israel was in the process of upgrading its nuclear reactor in the southern town of Dimona. "Israel which does not publicly acknowledge possessing nuclear weapons — is also believed to be modernising its nuclear arsenal and appears to be upgrading its plutonium production reactor site at Dimona," the report added. The SIPRI report suggests that any work done between the US and Iran to de-escalate tensions was undone by Israel-Hamas war and the subsequent proxy attacks on US targets by Iran-backed proxy forces in Iraq and Syria. Also watch | India's nuclear stockpile tops Pak's for the first time in 25 years × The SIPRI report coincided with a new report from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) that found that in 2023 alone, nuclear weapons spending globally increased by $10.8 billion from a year earlier. The United States accounts for 80 per cent of entire spending. The US share of total spending, $51.5 billion, “is more than all the other nuclear-armed countries put together,” said ICAN. The next biggest spender was China, at $11.8 billion, followed by Russia, spending $8.3 billion.

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<p>Britain's approval of arms export licences to Israel dropped sharply after the start of the war in Gaza, with the value of permits granted for the sale of military equipment to its ally falling by more than 95% to a 13-year low.</p>

<p>The figures, which have not previously been reported, are based on information provided by government officials to Reuters and data from the Department for Business and Trade's Export Control unit.</p>

<p>The United States and Germany increased arms sales to Israel after the start of the war with Hamas.</p>

<p>However, the value of British-approved licences between Oct. 7 and Dec. 31 last year dropped to 859,381 pounds ($1.09 million), government officials told Reuters. That is the lowest figure for the period between Oct. 7 and Dec. 31 since 2010.</p>

<p>This compares with the government approving 20 million pounds of arms sales to Israel for the same period in 2022, including small arms ammunition and components for combat aircraft, according to government data.</p>

<p>In the same period in 2017, the government approved 185 million pounds in arms sales to Israel, including components for tanks and surface-to-air missiles, the data shows, the highest figure for the period in publicly available data going back to 2008.</p>

<p>Unlike the US, Britain's government does not give arms directly to Israel but rather issues licences for companies to sell weapons, with input from lawyers on whether they comply with international law.</p>

<p>Many of the licences approved in the period after the start of the war in Gaza were for items listed for "commercial use" or non-lethal items such as body armour, military helmets or all-wheel drive vehicles with ballistic protection.</p>

<p>Reuters could not establish if the fall in the value of approved licences for Israel was because of a decision by Britain to restrict the sale of certain items, or because there was a drop in demand from Israel.</p>

<p>The Department for Business and Trade, which is responsible for approving the export licences, and the Foreign Office declined to comment. Israel's embassy in London did not respond to a request for comment.</p>

<h2><strong>Restrictions</strong></h2>

<p>Israel's conflict in Gaza was triggered when Hamas fighters charged into Israel on Oct. 7 and killed some 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's subsequent bombardment and invasion of Gaza has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave.</p>

<p>Members of Britain's parliament and human rights groups have criticised the government for the lack of public information about arms sales to Israel since the start of the conflict.</p>

<p>Some countries such as Italy, Canada and the Netherlands have imposed restrictions on arms exports to Israel because of concerns about how the weapons could be used.</p>

<p>While Germany approved arms exports to Israel worth 326 million euros last year, 10 times more than in 2022, the volume of approvals fell to around 10 million euros in the first quarter of this year.</p>

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<p>British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been one of Europe's strongest advocates of Israel's right to respond with overwhelming force against Hamas.</p>

<p>He has resisted calls to halt arms transfers to Israel but has said the government adheres to a "very careful licensing regime".</p>

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<p>Britain is expected to provide information about arms sales to Israel in the first half of this year in the coming months.</p>

<p>The government has in the past blocked arms sales to Israel, such as in 2009 when it revoked some licences, and in 1982 when there was a formal restriction after the invasion of Lebanon.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Britain's approval of arms export licences to Israel dropped sharply after the start of the war in Gaza, with the value of permits granted for the sale of military equipment to its ally falling by more than 95% to a 13-year low.

Britain's approval of arms export licences to Israel dropped sharply after the start of the war in Gaza, with the value of permits granted for the sale of military equipment to its ally falling by more than 95% to a 13-year low. The figures, which have not previously been reported, are based on information provided by government officials to Reuters and data from the Department for Business and Trade's Export Control unit. The United States and Germany increased arms sales to Israel after the start of the war with Hamas. However, the value of British-approved licences between Oct. 7 and Dec. 31 last year dropped to 859,381 pounds ($1.09 million), government officials told Reuters. That is the lowest figure for the period between Oct. 7 and Dec. 31 since 2010. This compares with the government approving 20 million pounds of arms sales to Israel for the same period in 2022, including small arms ammunition and components for combat aircraft, according to government data. In the same period in 2017, the government approved 185 million pounds in arms sales to Israel, including components for tanks and surface-to-air missiles, the data shows, the highest figure for the period in publicly available data going back to 2008. Unlike the US, Britain's government does not give arms directly to Israel but rather issues licences for companies to sell weapons, with input from lawyers on whether they comply with international law. Many of the licences approved in the period after the start of the war in Gaza were for items listed for "commercial use" or non-lethal items such as body armour, military helmets or all-wheel drive vehicles with ballistic protection. Reuters could not establish if the fall in the value of approved licences for Israel was because of a decision by Britain to restrict the sale of certain items, or because there was a drop in demand from Israel. The Department for Business and Trade, which is responsible for approving the export licences, and the Foreign Office declined to comment. Israel's embassy in London did not respond to a request for comment. Restrictions Israel's conflict in Gaza was triggered when Hamas fighters charged into Israel on Oct. 7 and killed some 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's subsequent bombardment and invasion of Gaza has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave. Members of Britain's parliament and human rights groups have criticised the government for the lack of public information about arms sales to Israel since the start of the conflict. Some countries such as Italy, Canada and the Netherlands have imposed restrictions on arms exports to Israel because of concerns about how the weapons could be used. While Germany approved arms exports to Israel worth 326 million euros last year, 10 times more than in 2022, the volume of approvals fell to around 10 million euros in the first quarter of this year. Also read: Israel`s intel failed despite prior knowledge of Hamas` plan weeks before October 7 attack: Report British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been one of Europe's strongest advocates of Israel's right to respond with overwhelming force against Hamas. He has resisted calls to halt arms transfers to Israel but has said the government adheres to a "very careful licensing regime". Also read: In a threatening message to Israel, Hezbollah releases surveillance footage of Haifa Britain is expected to provide information about arms sales to Israel in the first half of this year in the coming months. The government has in the past blocked arms sales to Israel, such as in 2009 when it revoked some licences, and in 1982 when there was a formal restriction after the invasion of Lebanon. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p><strong>Israel-Hamas war</strong>: The United States is reportedly at the brink of approving an arms sale to Israel, which if ultimately approved, would be the largest-ever arms sales to Israel since the beginning of war in Gaza after October 7 last year.</p>

<p>According to a report in the Washington Post, two key Democrats in the US Congress have agreed to support a major arms sale to Israel that includes 50 F-15 fighter jets worth more than $18 billion. The US daily reported while citing three unnamed officials.</p>

<p>The newspaper reported that Representative Gregory Meeks and Senator Ben Cardin have signed off on the deal under heavy pressure from the Biden administration. For months, the two lawmakers had held up the sale amid unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza that has left more than 37,000 dead in the blockaded Palestinian enclave.</p>

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<p>"Any issues or concerns Chair Cardin had were addressed through our ongoing consultations with the (Biden)Administration, and that’s why he felt it appropriate to allow this case to move forward," Eric Harris, communications director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was quoted as saying by the Washington Post.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meeks told the newspaper that he had been in close contact with the White House and had urged them to pressure Israel over humanitarian efforts and civilian casualties. He added that the F-15s would not be delivered until "years from now".&nbsp;</p>

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<p>WION can verify that while F-15s won't be immediately delivered to Israel due to elaborate apparatus that accompanies a fighter aircraft sale, a sign-off on air-to-air missiles and Joint Direct Attack Munition kits could still play a role in ongoing war as they retrofit unguided bombs with precision guidance.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>What does it mean?</strong></h2>

<p>Meeks and Cardin are two of four lawmakers who can effectively veto a foreign military sale. In the case of the F-15 and munitions package, the two top Republicans on the committees — Sen. James E. Risch of Idaho and Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas — had signed off on the sale months ago.</p>

<h2><strong>What next?</strong></h2>

<p>The State Department can now notify the US Congress of the approved sale.</p>

<p>Once approved, the transaction would be one of the largest arms sales to Israel since the war began. According to the Washington Post report, the weaponry&nbsp;is largely financed by the more than $3.3 billion in US taxpayer funds Washington provides Israel annually.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Israel-Hamas war: The United States is reportedly at the brink of approving an arms sale to Israel, which if ultimately approved, would be the largest-ever arms sales to Israel since the beginning of war in Gaza after October 7 last year.

Israel-Hamas war: The United States is reportedly at the brink of approving an arms sale to Israel, which if ultimately approved, would be the largest-ever arms sales to Israel since the beginning of war in Gaza after October 7 last year. According to a report in the Washington Post, two key Democrats in the US Congress have agreed to support a major arms sale to Israel that includes 50 F-15 fighter jets worth more than $18 billion. The US daily reported while citing three unnamed officials. The newspaper reported that Representative Gregory Meeks and Senator Ben Cardin have signed off on the deal under heavy pressure from the Biden administration. For months, the two lawmakers had held up the sale amid unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza that has left more than 37,000 dead in the blockaded Palestinian enclave. Also read | Gaza war: Israel's use of US-supplied weapons may have violated international law, says Washington "Any issues or concerns Chair Cardin had were addressed through our ongoing consultations with the (Biden)Administration, and that’s why he felt it appropriate to allow this case to move forward," Eric Harris, communications director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was quoted as saying by the Washington Post. Meeks told the newspaper that he had been in close contact with the White House and had urged them to pressure Israel over humanitarian efforts and civilian casualties. He added that the F-15s would not be delivered until "years from now". Also watch | Israel war: Biden threatens Israel of weapons & artillery shells supply cut × WION can verify that while F-15s won't be immediately delivered to Israel due to elaborate apparatus that accompanies a fighter aircraft sale, a sign-off on air-to-air missiles and Joint Direct Attack Munition kits could still play a role in ongoing war as they retrofit unguided bombs with precision guidance. What does it mean? Meeks and Cardin are two of four lawmakers who can effectively veto a foreign military sale. In the case of the F-15 and munitions package, the two top Republicans on the committees — Sen. James E. Risch of Idaho and Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas — had signed off on the sale months ago. What next? The State Department can now notify the US Congress of the approved sale. Once approved, the transaction would be one of the largest arms sales to Israel since the war began. According to the Washington Post report, the weaponry is largely financed by the more than $3.3 billion in US taxpayer funds Washington provides Israel annually. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>An Israeli airstrike on the Bureij refugee camp and Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza resulted in 15 deaths, including 13-year-old Rafeef Alsaidi and the elderly Abdelshafi Hussein. These attacks have continued unabated as Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant pledged the war will go on.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“At the border of the Gaza Strip, together with the desert patrol battalion, [Israeli forces] continue to fight… and are sent to appropriate missions in every sector in the air, at sea and on land,” Gallant stated.</p>

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<p>The EU military operation in the region, EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, the EU chief said, is committed to keeping international waters safe.</p>

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<p>In response to the ongoing conflict, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that the Islamic world is observing Eid al-Adha with sadness due to Israel's actions in Gaza.</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, the UN has welcomed Israel’s “tactical pause” in military operations along a southern Gaza aid corridor but urged further measures to ensure humanitarian aid reaches the besieged population.</p>

<h2><strong>Draft bill gets backing&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>The Israeli government has thrown its support behind a draft bill to raise the retirement age for IDF reservists. This legislative move comes at a time when the nation is deeply embroiled in the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza, a war that has already claimed the lives of at least 37,296 people, mostly civilians, according to Gaza's health ministry.</p>

<p>The Ministerial Committee for Legislation has approved a three-month extension, but the bill must still pass three readings in the Knesset to become law.</p>

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<p>Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid criticised the government, stating, “The reservists and taxpayers are collapsing and Netanyahu and the extremists put the burden on them and continue to evade responsibility and smile."&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Israel’s High Court has issued an interim order to suspend State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigation into the failings of the October 7 attack&nbsp;pending a July hearing. This suspension comes after classified responses from security agencies.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em><strong>Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.</strong></em></p>

<p>(With inputs from agencies)</p>


An Israeli airstrike on the Bureij refugee camp and Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza resulted in 15 deaths, including 13-year-old Rafeef Alsaidi and the elderly Abdelshafi Hussein.

An Israeli airstrike on the Bureij refugee camp and Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza resulted in 15 deaths, including 13-year-old Rafeef Alsaidi and the elderly Abdelshafi Hussein. These attacks have continued unabated as Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant pledged the war will go on. “At the border of the Gaza Strip, together with the desert patrol battalion, [Israeli forces] continue to fight… and are sent to appropriate missions in every sector in the air, at sea and on land,” Gallant stated. EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell has warned of the increasing threat posed by Houthi militia attacks on commercial vessels off Yemen. “The Houthis keep threatening freedom of navigation in the #RedSea,” Borrell posted on X. The EU military operation in the region, EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, the EU chief said, is committed to keeping international waters safe. Also Read | 'We have no choice': Donald Trump promises largest deportation in American history In response to the ongoing conflict, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that the Islamic world is observing Eid al-Adha with sadness due to Israel's actions in Gaza. Also Read | Philippines envoy Ignacio: Defence ties with India flourishing amid growing partnership Meanwhile, the UN has welcomed Israel’s “tactical pause” in military operations along a southern Gaza aid corridor but urged further measures to ensure humanitarian aid reaches the besieged population. Draft bill gets backing The Israeli government has thrown its support behind a draft bill to raise the retirement age for IDF reservists. This legislative move comes at a time when the nation is deeply embroiled in the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza, a war that has already claimed the lives of at least 37,296 people, mostly civilians, according to Gaza's health ministry. The Ministerial Committee for Legislation has approved a three-month extension, but the bill must still pass three readings in the Knesset to become law. Watch | Gun laws in the US: A divisive campaign issue × Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid criticised the government, stating, “The reservists and taxpayers are collapsing and Netanyahu and the extremists put the burden on them and continue to evade responsibility and smile." Meanwhile, Israel’s High Court has issued an interim order to suspend State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigation into the failings of the October 7 attack pending a July hearing. This suspension comes after classified responses from security agencies. Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. (With inputs from agencies)

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