Israel breaks record in arms export: Double in 5 years, Europe's main buyer

Despite international pressure to cancel agreements due to the Gaza war, annual arms sales from Israel have reached a new record in 2024.

According to data published by the Israeli Defence Ministry, The Times of Israel, reports that arms sales by Israel ʹ half, air protection systems have doubled compared to five years ago.

The Directorate for International Defence Co-operation, known as the SIBAT, has reported that military exports have reached almost $1.8 billion last year, compared to $13 billion in 2023, preceding record. And in the 1920 ' s, the number ranged between $7.5 billion and $8.5 billion.

Although ministry officials have voiced concerns that some governments, especially in Western Europe, have begun to cancel arms agreements with Israel or impose sanctions on Israeli defence companies because of the war in the Gaza Strip, the number of arms sales deals has continued to rise.

“This is the highest ever recorded figure and the fourth consecutive year set a new record for Israeli defence exports,” has said.

The ministry has added that for these record sales, it has assisted the non-prescriptional operational successes, along with the combat experience Israeli products received during the war. ”

It has become known that air defence systems, missiles and missiles make up most of the exports.

Officials have not specified which states have bought the most, however, it has become known that the largest buyer in 2024 was Europe with 54% of total exports, followed by the Asia-Peacekeeping region with 23%.

In other data it has become known that the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020 through Abraham's accords, made up 12% of arms purchases, North America was 9%, Latin America 1%, and Africa 1%.

According to the ministry, 56.8% of exports were deals worth over $100m