Not just the US: India to Brazil, 51 nations armed Israel amid Gaza war

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 23, 2026 · 6582 words · By Caolán Magee

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On a cold day in early January 2024, protesters gathered outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to denounce Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, then nearly 100 days old.

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What happened

On a cold day in early January 2024, protesters gathered outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to denounce Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, then nearly 100 days old.

Why it matters

More than 3,000km (1,864 miles) away, some Palestinians in Gaza followed the proceedings, livestreamed on YouTube, but most were trying to survive Israel’s relentless bombardment.

Common ground

In nearly eight decades of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, only a handful of cases had ever reached the court.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity, Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Member states of the European Union collectively accounted for nearly 19 percent of the total value of Israel’s weapons-related imports?
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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 95% confidence

Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.

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Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Appeal to Pity 90% confidence

Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.

Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to pity helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Selective Omission 70% confidence

Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.

Why it matters: Recognizing selective omission helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 22 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Member states of the European Union collectively accounted for nearly 19 percent of the total value of Israel’s weapons-related imports.”

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Claim 2: “India ranked second, responsible for about 26 percent.”

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Claim 3: “there are 153 [states party to the Genocide Convention]”

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The evidence provided mentions the Genocide Convention but does not explicitly state the current number of states party to it as 153.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), or the Genocide Convention, is an international treaty that criminalizes genocide and obligates state parties to pursu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_Convention

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web search NEUTRAL — Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect.Article I. The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under interna…
https://www.un.org/en/genocide-prevention/1948-convention

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web search NEUTRAL — Current overview of State Parties to the International Criminal Court.
https://asp.icc-cpi.int/states-parties

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Claim 4: “2,603 consignments of military-related goods... entered Israel between October 2023 and October 2025.”

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Claim 5: “the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which published a report in September 2025, concluding that Israel “committed a genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza”.”

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Claim 6: “The five largest countries of origin for military-related goods entering Israel - the United States, India, Romania, Taiwan and the Czech Republic - all recorded increased shipments during the war.”

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Claim 7: “A further nearly 8 percent came from East and Southeast Asia, including Taiwan, China, South Korea, Vietnam and Singapore.”

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Claim 8: “military-related goods originating from at least 51 countries and self-governing territories continued entering Israel after the ICJ’s warning of a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding military goods from 51 countries entering Israel after the ICJ ruling.

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Claim 9: “On a cold day in early January 2024, protesters gathered outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to denounce Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza”

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Multiple web search results from The Guardian and other sources confirm that both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters gathered outside the ICJ in The Hague in January 2024 during the genocide hearings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hague Group is a group of nations from the Global South formed on 31 January 2025 to protect and uphold the rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hague_Group

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (Request for Advisory Opinion) was a proceeding before the Inte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICJ_case_on_Israel's_occupatio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) is an ongoing case that was brought before the International Cour…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa's_genocide_case_a…

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Claim 10: “military-related shipments to Israel originating from China totalled 71.1 million shekels ($19.6m) during the war, with roughly 83 percent of that value logged after the court ruling.”

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Claim 11: “On January 26, 2024, the ICJ ruled that there was a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza and ordered provisional measures.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that on January 26, 2024, the ICJ ruled there was a plausible risk of genocide and ordered provisional measures.

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web search NEUTRAL — The International Court of Justice, the U.N.’s highest court, has found a plausible risk Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and ordered provisional measures but stopped short of calling for an imm…
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/26/icj_provisional_rulin…

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web search NEUTRAL — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered provisional measures on January 26, 2024, in South Africa’s case alleging that Israel is violating the Genocide Convention.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/01/26/gaza-world-court-orders-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The first ruling from the International Court of Justice on the war in Gaza was delivered on Friday recognising the situation there is catastrophic but stopping short of calling on Israel to cease hos…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-29/international-court-o…

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Claim 12: “By the time a ceasefire was reached in October 2025, more than 70,000 people had been killed, with some 171,000 injured.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim of a ceasefire in October 2025 or the associated casualty figures.

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Claim 13: “In total, the imports were valued at 3.22 billion shekels ($885.6m), with 91 percent of that value recorded after the ICJ’s ruling”

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Claim 14: “By that point, more than 7,000 Palestinians had been killed.”

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While the evidence confirms the ICJ proceedings and the general conflict, the provided search results do not contain the specific figure of '7,000 Palestinians' as a benchmark for that specific point in time.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has been accused of carrying out genocide against Palestinians during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. A wide consensus of scholars have concluded that Israel's a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_genocide_allegatio…

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Claim 15: “Irish lawyer Blinne Ni Ghralaigh, who was representing South Africa, began to speak”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, identify Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh as the Irish lawyer representing South Africa in the ICJ proceedings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Blinne Nessa Áine Ní Ghrálaigh is an Irish lawyer who has worked in England and Ireland. She specialises in human rights and international law. As an international human rights lawyer she has partici…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinne_Ní_Ghrálaigh

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Gaza war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ordered mass evacuations in Gaza, which the IDF said were to minimize civilian casualties in its war against Hamas, resulting in one of the largest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_evacuations

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Claim 16: “South Africa was asking the world’s highest court to consider whether Israel’s assault on Gaza constituted a genocide”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources explicitly confirm that South Africa filed a case at the ICJ alleging that Israel's actions in Gaza constitute genocide.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Constitutional Court of South Africa is the supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution of South Africa, and is the apex court in the South African judicial system, with general j…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_South_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first and second lists are of all the permanent judges of the International Court of Justice, the main judicial organ of the United Nations, first chronologically and then by seat. The third list…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judges_of_the_International_Co…

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Claim 17: “An average of 247 Palestinians were being killed every day, Ni Ghralaigh told the court; 48 mothers, two every hour; more than 117 children daily, five each hour.”

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Multiple independent web search results report the specific figures cited by Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh: 247 Palestinians, 48 mothers, and 117 children killed daily.

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web search NEUTRAL — What is the ICJ - the International Court of Justice? [6]. [Case for South Africa against Isra-l presented by Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh, the Irish barrister who speciales in human rights and international l…
https://wp3.livingislam.org/2024/01/each-day-in-gaza-isra-l-…

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web search NEUTRAL — 247 Palestinians are being killed and are at risk of being killed each day. They include 48 mothers daily and more than 117 children daily.
https://maktoobmedia.com/world/israel-kills-48-mothers-over-…

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web search NEUTRAL — On average, 247 Palestinians, including 48 mothers and more than 117 children, are being killed each day. The current rate of casualties also includes the daily loss of medics, teachers, UN employees,…
https://wrp.org.uk/news/south-africa-slams-israel-over-genoc…

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Claim 18: “In the final two months of 2025, Israel received an additional 324.9 million shekels ($89.4m) in military-related imports”

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Claim 19: “The US was Israel’s largest supplier of military-related imports during the war, accounting for more than 42 percent of the total declared value”

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Claim 20: “Israeli customs data shows 20.2 million shekels ($5.6m) in military-related imports from Singapore during the war, 88 percent of which were recorded after the ICJ decision.”

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Claim 21: “in the 20 months before October 2023, military-related imports to Israel totalled 1.41 billion shekels ($388.1m).”

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Claim 22: “arms imports increased after the ICJ ruling, with the largest share falling under the category of munitions.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the increase of arms imports or the specific category of munitions following the ICJ ruling.

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