Rina Bassist

Between 2019 and 2023, Israeli weapons constituted 2.4% of the global market, massively reshaped by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and increased imports by European countries.

Israel's military has seized the Rafah crossing, but some doubt the move's significance without control of the entire Gaza border.

As the Israeli military expanded its operation in Rafah, the government faced strident criticism over its failures on and since Oct. 7 at Memorial Day observances around the country.

The International Court of Justice will conduct hearings this Thursday and Friday to discuss a new request by South Africa to order Israel to stop its Rafah operation.

An Israeli security delegation traveled to Cairo to try and resolve the much-mediatized recent crisis with Egypt over the Rafah crossing.

The disagreement between Israel and Egypt over the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip contrasts heavily with the tight security cooperation between the two countries before Oct. 7.

South Africa claims that Israel did not fulfill provisional measures issued by the ICJ to prevent genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza.

As Israel becomes increasingly isolated internationally, the army stated that two Thai workers, presumed kidnapped by Hamas, were actually killed by the group on Oct. 7.

Israel has recovered from Gaza the bodies of three people kidnapped and killed by Hamas on Oct. 7.

The Israeli legal team accused South Africa of distorting the truth and ignoring facts in an effort to help Hamas.