Weapons sales

Chinese ambassador says Iran military aid claims 'baseless' after ex-Mossad, IDF allegations

"If some people believe they have evidence that China is transporting lethal weapons to Iran, which would pose a serious threat to Israel's security, I think the Israeli government will let us know."

Chinese Ambassador to Israel Xiao Junzheng speaks at SIGNAL Group's 10th Annual Conference on Israel's China and Indo-Pacific Policy on November 5,2026.
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

The alliance with America is changing, and Israel cannot afford to ignore it - opinion

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

US sanctions three for aiding Iran's air defenses amid reports of Moscow-Tehran arms deal

Rendering of an F-15IA; illustrative, May 2, 2026.

Israel ordered billions more in military equipment from US than aid agreement covers - report


WH: Biden’s positions not inconsistent following approval of $1b. new weapons transfers to Israel

Jean-Pierre added that the White House’s messaging on Rafah has been consistent, and so has its messaging about Israel’s right to defend itself.

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

US State Dept moves $1b. weapons aid for Israel to congressional review, US official says

Biden's support for Israel in its war against Hamas has emerged as a political liability for the president, particularly among young Democrats, as he runs for re-election this year.

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes a statement during a press conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2024.

Republicans paint Biden as terrorist sympathizer

Biden is seen to be capitulating to terror to swing state voters and campus protesters.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets PA head Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, in 2022. Biden has proposed restoring the Palestinian Authority in Gaza and reaping peace with Saudi Arabia, the writer notes.

US holding up weapons shipments to Israel for last two weeks, source says

The delay is an alleged attempt by the US to send a message to Israel about operating in Rafah without an appropriate and credible humanitarian plan.

 Aviation ordonancemen stand next to JSOW (Joint Standoff Weapon) (left) and JDAM satellite guided bombs (right) aboard the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the northern Gulf April 9, 2003

Democratic congressman: Wants ‘assurances’ before approving sale of fighter jets to Israel

“It is enough of the indiscriminate bombing. I don’t want the kinds of weapons that Israel has to be utilized to have more death," Rep. Gregory Meeks said on Tuesday.

 House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY) questions Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin during a hearing on alleged "Russian war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine," on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2023.

Pelosi joins call for Biden to stop transfer of US weapons to Israel

A letter was signed by Pelosi and 36 other Democrats including Representatives Barbara Lee, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

 US President Joe Biden speaks to US Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as he arrives in San Francisco, California, US February 21, 2024.

Egyptian counter-terrorism specialist argues that not selling weapons to Israel is antisemitic

Hassan's critiques weapon sales policies, concerned about antisemitism in the UK, and the impact of demographic changes on politics. He calls for unity within the Jewish community.

 People protest on Vauxhall Bridge during a march in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, November 11, 2023.

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.

Activists take sledgehammers to defense contractor building over Gaza

A spokesperson for the local police force said that officers received a report at 5:04am of a break-in at the premises, and, upon arriving at the location, found four people on the roof.

 Members of the Palestine Action group, upon breaking into a Teledyne building in Shipley, UK.

US considers new arms deal with Israel amid criticism and divisions over policy

As Israel evaluates its military strategy in Rafah in light of growing international pressure, US officials considers the implications of an arms deal to Israel, yet is likely to approve the sale.

 Israel Air Force fighter jet F-15, at the Tel Nor airforce base. January 01, 2024.