Israel increased both its arms imports and exports since 2021 as conflicts across the Middle East reshaped global weapons transfers, according to new data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).The report found that states in the Middle East accounted for 26 percent of all international transfers of major arms between 2021 and 2025, making the region the third-largest recipient of weapons globally, after Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Over half of these imports (54%