Arms Supply
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US sending additional $1 billion in weapons, ammunition to Israel as Rafah assault intensifies
World | May 15, 2024, 07:18 AM ISTThis would be the first arms transfer for Israel by the US after the Biden administration paused a shipment of 3,500 bombs to its close ally earlier this month. Democrats have urged Biden to limit weapons supply to Israel, while Republicans have criticised lessening of military support.
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Biden threatens to stop supplying weapons to Israel if it launches full-scale invasion of Rafah
World | May 09, 2024, 06:52 AM ISTBiden's remarks mark the strong public warning of Israel as the US seeks to deter an Israeli assault on Rafah that has led to a rift between the two close allies. This came after the US paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns of an invasion in the southern Gaza city.
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Is Pakistan supplying weapons to Ukraine? Here's FM Kuleba answers as he lands in Islamabad
World | Jul 20, 2023, 07:28 PM ISTEarlier, multiple media reported that the war-torn nation would seek an arms deal with Pakistan, amid the fact it has been facing an unprecedented shortage of arms and ammunition on the battlefield.
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China imposes sanctions on top US defence firms for supplying arms to Taiwan
World | Oct 26, 2020, 07:44 PM ISTChina said on Monday it will impose sanctions on top US defence firms, including Boeing and Lockheed Martin, for supplying weapons to Taiwan, amid deepening tensions between Beijing and Washington over increasing American arms sales to Taipei.
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India secretly tried to procure Israeli arms through South Africa, reveals Spy Cables
India | Feb 26, 2015, 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: A disclosure of certain South African Intelligence documents have revealed that India was looking to buy Israeli weapons secretly through ‘a parallel procurement system' via South Africa.The documents obtained by The Guardian and