On January 26, 2024, the ICJ ruled that there was a risk of genocide in Gaza and ordered provisional measures, reminding all 153 signatory states of the Genocide Convention of their obligation to prevent genocide. Yet, killings continued unabated for the next 22 months. By the time a ceasefire was reached in October 2025, more than 70,000 people had been killed and 171,000 wounded.
A months-long Al Jazeera investigation, based on an analysis of import data from the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) from 2022 through 2025, alongside customs records and freedom-of-information requests, found that military-related goods from at least 51 countries and self-governing territories continued to enter Israel after the ICJ ruling. All of these states are signatories to the Genocide Convention.
In some cases, military goods originated from countries that had officially imposed arms embargoes on Israel or partially suspended weapons supplies. ITA data shows that actual arms imports rose after the ICJ ruling, with the largest category being ammunition.
The top five source countries for military goods entering Israel—the United States, India, Germany, Taiwan, and the Czech Republic—all recorded increases in shipments during the war. Although many of these countries do not publish statistics on arms exports to Israel, ITA data shows 2,603 military shipments—including ammunition, explosives, weapon parts, and armored-vehicle components—entered Israel from October 2023 to October 2025.
The total import value reached 3.22 billion shekels ($885.6 million), with 91% of that value recorded after the ICJ ruling. By comparison, in the 20 months before October 2023, military imports into Israel totaled 1.41 billion shekels ($388.1 million). This data indicates that Israel increased its dependence on foreign weapons supplies to sustain its military campaign in Gaza.
Even after the ceasefire of October 10, 2025, the arms flow did not stop. In the final two months of 2025, Israel received an additional 324.9 million shekels ($89.4 million) worth of military imports, according to ITA data.
