GAZA CITY, Dec 31 (Reuters) - In the weeks before the Gaza ceasefire on October 10, Israel widely deployed a new weapon: M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed to carry between 1 and 3 tons of explosives, Reuters found.

Cyprus, Greece and Israel are set to step up joint military exercises and training. Turkey seems more concerned about the two EU members' growing procurement of advanced weapons systems from Israel.A trilateral plan for military cooperation between Cyprus,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a commission with members chosen in a way that departs from existing law.

The Pentagon awarded Boeing an $8.6 billion contract to supply F-15IA fighter jets to Israel, funded largely through U.S. taxpayer-backed military financing administered by the Department of Defense.

Israel and Morocco took another major step in their security partnership, concluding the third meeting of their Joint Military Committee in Tel Aviv

The Israeli army escalated assaults against Palestinians on Wednesday, injuring four people and detaining 28 others in a military raid in the West Bank and bombing multiple areas in the Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire agreement, medics and witnesses said.

Israel, Greece and Cyprus, whose relations with Turkey have often been strained, signed a military cooperation agreement for 2026.

Investigators warned that such lapses increase the risk of sensitive U.S. weapons technology falling into the hands of hostile actors.