National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s gun distribution reform issued about 188,000 gun licenses, with about 138,000 people receiving the weapons they were waiting for in the past year. Overall, 365,000 people applied, a Friday report from Walla noted. In 2022, there were 154,458 people in Israel without a licensed firearm, but by 2024, this … Read more
Egypt on Thursday denied it assisted Israeli military operations after media reports that an Egyptian port received a shipment of explosives bound for an Israeli defense contractor. “The Egyptian Armed Forces categorically deny what has been circulated on social media and suspicious accounts and what is being promoted about assisting Israel in its military … Read more
Iranian-backed arms dealers in Yemen have been selling Kalashnikovs, pistols and grenade launchers on X, formerly Twitter, in plain sight, the BBC and The Times reported on Thursday. Operating out of Sana’a, the country’s capital, as well as other Houthi-controlled regions, the BBC and The Times reported the dealers use X as a shopfront, … Read more
The Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure the Kingdom to wind down the Yemen war. A congressional aide said the administration briefed Congress this week on its … Read more
The United States is expected to lift a ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, potentially in the coming weeks, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Washington has already signaled to Saudi Arabia that it was prepared to lift the ban, the newspaper reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. … Read more
