An Israeli soldier during operations on the northern border of the Gaza Strip (Associated Press)

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said on Monday that countries have already stopped providing combat ammunition to Israel and are pursuing a "quiet boycott," while Tel Aviv is trying to look for bypass routes to obtain weapons to continue its aggression against the Gaza Strip.

The authority added that officials in Israel are "trying to find alternative bypass methods to obtain weapons and ammunition to fill the shortage of vital ammunition necessary to continue the fighting," without clarifying those methods.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported, "There are countries that have stopped providing combat ammunition to Israel as part of their quiet boycott, while other countries have announced that they are committed to their laws that do not allow the sale of weapons to countries in conflict."

She also pointed out that "there are other countries that leave Israel waiting for these supplies to be approved."

The United States is considered Israel's largest military supporter, but recently differences in views have emerged between Washington and Tel Aviv regarding the "danger" of invading the Rafah area, which is crowded with displaced people, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence on the invasion despite international warnings and fears.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant left yesterday, Sunday, for the United States, on an official visit aimed - according to the broadcaster - “to ensure the continuation of ammunition supplies and American support for Israel so that the military operation in the Gaza Strip continues.”

Air bridge

In this context, the authority quoted another Israeli source - which it did not name - as saying that an air bridge arrives to Israel every day from the United States, but the greatest fear is that the tension due to the humanitarian problem and the invasion of Rafah may affect the American willingness to support Israel militarily.

For weeks, regional and international warnings have escalated about the repercussions of the possible invasion of Rafah, where about 1.4 million residents and displaced Palestinians are taking shelter, forced by the occupation army to flee to the city, claiming that it is safe during its aggression against the northern and central areas of the Strip.

In this regard, the Broadcasting Corporation reported that Italy has expressed its unwillingness to sell weapons to the Israeli Navy, and France and Germany are threatening a similar ban, in addition to the global ammunition shortage crisis due to the arms race between the major powers.

On March 20, Canada announced that it would ban arms sales to Israel after the Canadian Parliament voted by a majority of 204 votes to 117 in favor of a non-binding proposal to stop arms sales after a long debate.

Since the outbreak of the war on October 7, the devastating Israeli aggression and starvation campaign on the Gaza Strip has left tens of thousands of civilians martyred and wounded - most of them children and women - and the aggression has also caused a humanitarian catastrophe and massive destruction of infrastructure, which led to Tel Aviv being brought before a court. International Justice on charges of genocide.

Source: Israeli press + Anadolu Agency