Sat 2-November-2024

Arms deals

Pro-Palestine activists storm Thales arms factory in Glasgow

Members of campaign group Palestine Action Scotland (PAS) scaled the roof of Thales factory in Govan belonging to one of the world’s leading suppliers of arms over reports it uses drones in the surveillance of people in Palestine.

Hamas slams new US arms deal with Israel

The Hamas Movement has said that “the US support for Israel with weapons money and political cover makes Washington an accessory to the aggression against the Palestinian people.”

South Korea purchases Israeli war tech

South Korea announced on Tuesday that it was purchasing two advanced radar systems from the Israeli occupation’s war arsenal that are meant to improve its ability to detect incoming missiles.

Philippines President green-lights arms purchase from Israel

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that his country will only purchase weapons from Israel due to its lack of restrictive measures pertaining to such deals according to i24NEWS.

Israel strikes dirty arms deals with Myanmar

Reports of the events in Myanmar have not kept the Israeli government from cooperating with those suspected of war crimes against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority Haaretz has reported disclosing secret arms deals between Israel and the Myanmar government.

British journalist calls for halting British arms sales to Israel

A writer for a noted British online newspaper has urged its country to reconsider its arms sales to Israel to avoid being involved in violating the international law noting that its military and security equipment is used to suppress peaceful protesters.