NEW | Arab States Deepen Military Ties with Israel Despite Gaza Genocide
Several Arab governments are expanding long-term military partnerships with Israel, even as Tel Aviv wages a US-backed genocide in Gaza, The Economist reports.
Morocco recently announced it will host a production line for Israeli-designed attack drones, marking the first time an Israeli weapons system is manufactured in an Arab country. Since normalizing ties under the 2020 Abraham Accords, Rabat has already purchased Israeli artillery, air-defense missiles, drones, and even a spy satellite.
Additionally, the UAE has acquired two Israeli missile systems, Bahrain uses Israeli radar for coastal defense, and Indonesia has purchased Israeli weaponry despite lacking formal diplomatic ties. Israeli spyware like Pegasus was being used by Gulf monarchies long before the accords, targeting activists and dissidents.
Israel’s Defense Ministry reported $1.7 billion in arms sales to Abraham Accords signatories in 2024, about 12% of its total weapons exports, deepening strategic dependence on Israeli technology.
