Despite Global Condemnation, Aid Still Flows to Israel: The List of Shame – Countries Continuing Exports Despite Lip Service

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted today that Israel is moving toward isolation. He warned that Israel may need to rely on an economy with “autarkic traits,” producing its own weapons instead of depending on foreign trade.

Yet the reality on the ground tells a different story. Despite loud public criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, several countries continue to export weapons, parts, defence technology, and commercial goods to Tel Aviv.

United States

The United States remains Israel’s largest supplier. Washington provides billions in military aid every year. Since the Gaza genocide began, it has rushed munitions, missiles, and spare parts to Israel. US officials describe this support as ironclad.

Germany

Germany has long been a key supplier. In 2023, Berlin approved more than €300 million in arms sales. While German leaders announced restrictions in 2025, many export licences remain valid. These include components for air defence and communications.

While Germany has suspended new arms exports that could be used in Gaza, it continues to fulfill existing contracts and has authorized significant military shipments in the past year. For instance, between October 2023 and May 2025, Germany approved export licenses for military equipment to Israel worth €485 million.

Germany has also been a significant commercial trading partner of Israel, with exports to Israel amounting to approximately €5.6 billion in 2024, making it one of Israel’s largest suppliers. This trade encompasses a wide range of goods, including machinery, chemicals, electronics, and automotive parts.

United Kingdom

The UK still licenses military goods to Israel. Export licences cover aircraft parts, missile defence systems, and submarine technology. Some licences have been suspended after legal challenges, but many remain active. Most are commercial sales, not government-to-government transfers.

Reports show that the UK approved licenses for £127.6 million worth of military equipment to Israel in single issue licenses between October to December 2024.

In the four quarters leading up to Q1 2025, total UK exports to Israel amounted to £3.3 billion, marking a 4.2% increase compared to the same period in the previous year UK Government Publications. Of this, £1.5 billion were goods and £1.8 billion were services.

The UK’s exports to Israel encompass a range of sectors, including legal services, technology, and defense-related components. While the UK government suspended 30 arms export licenses in September 2024, research indicates that between October 2023 and March 2025, the UK continued to send armaments to Israel, including F-35 fighter jet parts. This suggests that, despite political rhetoric, commercial exports from the UK to Israel persist, raising questions about the consistency between public statements and trade practices.

France

Paris insists it no longer ships full weapons systems. But French export data shows parts are still leaving for Israel. These include equipment for drones and manufacturing tools.In 2024, French arms exports to Israel reached €16 million, the highest level since 2017.

Between October 2023 and April 2025, French companies exported millions of euros worth of military components, such as bombs, missiles, grenade parts, and machine gun accessories, to Israel.

Turkey

Ankara has strongly condemned Israeli attacks in Gaza and at times announced several bans. But UN trade data tells another story. Turkish exports of arms-related goods to Israel continued in 2024 and 2025.

In 2023, Turkey exported approximately US$5.3 billion in goods to Israel. For the first five months of 2025, data from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics shows that Turkey shipped US$393.7 million worth of goods to Israel, despite its official claims of a trade suspension. Over the full year of 2024, UN data ranked Turkey as the fifth-largest exporter to Israel, with exports totaling about US$2.86 billion, even though Ankara insists it halted trade. Most of these exports consist of commercial and industrial goods, including construction materials such as cement, steel, and iron, as well as raw materials and capital goods. Reports also note small-scale weapons and arms-related exports under “Chapter 93,” but these involve relatively low dollar amounts and mainly include non-military firearms, components, and parts intended for sporting or hunting, rather than large-scale military systems.

India

India maintains active defence cooperation with Israel. The partnership includes weapons technology, training, and joint projects. Other commercial suppliers remain engaged as well, despite the political costs.

India’s key export categories include gems and jewelry, which reached approximately $612.6 million in Fiscal Year 2025, engineering goods such as machinery and electrical equipment valued at around $445.2 million, electronic goods at $212.9 million, chemicals at $114.3 million, and agricultural products at about $103.4 million.

Italy and Canada

Italy exported more than €2 million in arms to Israel in late 2023. Officials said new licences are frozen, but older contracts are still honored. Canada announced a suspension in 2024, yet shipments of ammunition and spare parts continue under previous permits.

Meanwhile, Italy’s commercial exports to Israel have shown notable activity. In the first quarter of 2025, Italy exported €826 million worth of goods to Israel, marking an 11.8% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

The same applies to Canada’s commercial exports to Israel. Between May 2024 and May 2025, Canadian exports to Israel increased by C$6.44 million (20.7%), reaching C$37.6 million. These exports encompass a range of goods, including electronics, machinery, and chemicals. The Canada–Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA), in effect since 1997, has facilitated this trade by eliminating tariffs on many manufactured and agricultural goods.

Trade with Arab states

While Arab governments denounce the Gaza genocide, trade tells another story. UAE-Israel trade reached nearly US$2.8 billion between October 2023 and August 2024. Morocco’s exports to Israel surged by 64% in the first half of 2024. Israel also increased gas exports to Egypt and Jordan by 13% in the same year. Bahrain recorded a dramatic jump in trade under the Abraham Accords framework.