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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst and Sarah Basford Canales

Australian arms and ammunition exports to Israel totalled $13m over past five years, data reveals

Greens senator David Shoebridge
Greens senator David Shoebridge says ‘we are only calling on the government to provide basic transparency measures’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Australian arms and ammunition exports to Israel have totalled $13m in value over the past five years, according to trade figures that will fuel fresh political debate about transparency.

The Greens’ defence spokesperson, David Shoebridge, called on the government to explain exactly what items have been exported to Israel, saying the public had a right to know “the full extent of Australia’s involvement in this dreadful conflict”.

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