Following the International Court of Justice’s warning of a credible risk of genocide in Gaza, military-related commodities from at least 51 nations and self-governing territories continued to enter Israel.
Commodifying violence
The investigation tracked military supply routes connected to nations in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America through an analysis of Israeli Tax Authority (ITA). The import data between 2022 and 2025, bolstered by customs records and freedom of information requests revealed this. Every nation on the list has ratified the Genocide Convention.
In certain instances, the military-related products came from nations that had either partially halted arms supply to Israel or formally imposed arms embargoes on the nation. Actually, after the ICJ verdict, arms imports rose, with munitions accounting for the greatest amount, according to ITA data.
Top contributors
During the war, exports from the United States, India, Romania, Taiwan, and the Czech Republic—the top five countries of origin for military-related items entering Israel—all surged.
The ITA data indicates that 2,603 consignments of military-related goods, including imports labelled as goods related to ammunition, explosive munitions, weapons parts, and armoured vehicle components, entered Israel between October 2023 and October 2025. However, many of the countries included in this investigation do not share statistics on arms exports to Israel.
According to ITA data, the total value of the imports was 3.22 billion shekels ($885.6 million), with 91 percent of that amount reported following the ICJ’s decision.
Duality of support
The investigation revealed glaring inconsistencies: China stated that it hoped the ICJ’s rulings would be implemented, but during the conflict, China sent Israel military supplies totalling 71.1 million shekels (about $19.6 million), with 83% of those shipments taking place after the verdict. Although Singapore backed UN resolutions advocating for a ceasefire, its weapons shipments to Israel were 20.2 million shekels ($5.6 million), with 88% of those exports occurring after the verdict. Al Jazeera confirmed that military products registered as coming from Turkey continued to enter through Ben Gurion Airport and Haifa port after May 2024, despite Turkey’s claims to have stopped trade with Israel since that time.
Expert opinion
“One nation after another has contributed to the dismantling of the international legal order by pretending to be blind and failing to meet their legal obligations,” said an Israeli professor of international law at Queen Mary University of London. “This is a lack of vision. The states that contributed to the creation of this legal system and frequently utilise it are now actively involved in its deconstruction.” Even after the October 2025 ceasefire, between November and December 2025, at least 220 goods from 28 nations arrived at Israeli ports.
Stephen Humphreys says “Even before the ruling, there was sufficient evidence that countries supplying arms to Israel could be complicit in international crimes, including war crimes and crimes against humanity,”.
Condemning genocide while sponsoring it
The findings highlight continued international military trade with Israel during the Gaza war, even after legal warnings from the International Court of Justice. Despite calls for accountability and ceasefire compliance, arms and related goods from multiple countries kept flowing, often increasing after the ruling. This raises serious questions about the enforcement of international law and the responsibility of states under the Genocide Convention. Overall, the report shows how public diplomacy casts a shdow over the actual actions taken by the state.
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