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What has happened since 2020, with sources. Figures show change over time, not cause.
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What has happened since 2020
- 24 November 2021: Israel and Morocco signed a defence MoU covering intelligence, industrial collaboration and military training (Israel MFA / MOD, 24 Nov 2021).
- 3 February 2022: Israel and Bahrain signed a security MoU covering intelligence, exercises and defence-industry cooperation (Times of Israel, 3 Feb 2022; AP, 3 Feb 2022).
- 2022: the Negev Forum set up a Regional Security working group (US State Department archive: Negev Forum Steering Committee).
Verified figures
n/a. No verified figures yet.
Cooperation by country pair
- Morocco–Israel
- Defence MoU, 2021 (Israel MFA/MOD).
- Bahrain–Israel
- Security MoU, 2022 (AP).
- UAE–Israel
- No public bilateral defence MoU found; n/a.
- Sudan
- n/a. No verified source located yet.
What we still need to measure
- Arms transfer volumes from the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database (the Index note awaits a link check, so they are not shown here)
- Joint exercises (counted only from official announcements)
Further reading
- Israel MFA / MOD, 24 Nov 2021
- US State Department archive: Negev Forum Steering Committee
- SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Checked against the linked sources on 27 October 2026. Figures show change over time, not cause.
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