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"...military spending by G7 members...rose to $1.2 trillion last year, the overwhelming bulk of that amount attributable to the U.S.’ $886.3 billion Pentagon budget. That’s a 7.3% increase over 2022 levels, and 62 times what those countries spent on all humanitarian aid in response to wars and disasters"
"...just 3% of the 7 countries’ 2023 military expenditures would be enough to “help end world hunger and solve the debt crisis in the Global South.”

truthout.org/articles/g7-count

Truthout · G7 Countries Spend 62 Times More on Military Than Humanitarian AidAmid historic levels of forced displacement due to armed conflict, G7 countries' military spending has hit record highs.

'Do we know what type of #armaments we [#UK] sell to #Israel? Do we know which companies are selling #arms and the cost of exports? Or is all this an official secret?

Most of this information is not secret. Here is an extract from a Commons library briefing paper on arms exports to Israel.'

researchbriefings.files.parlia

Via theguardian.com/politics/live/
#IsraelHamasWar #Genocide #Complicity