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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julia Frankel

Israel signed a record $14 billion in defense deals last year despite Gaza war criticism

Mideast Wars-Israel Defense Exports - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Israel signed defense contracts worth nearly $15 billion last year, surpassing its all-time record, the country's defense ministry said Wednesday, even as international outrage mounts over the war in Gaza. Over half the deals were with European countries.

The contracts — a 13% increase from 2023, itself a record year — came as Israel faces growing international condemnation and isolation over the nearly 20-month war.

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