The ministry said defense exports had become a central priority as part of an effort to strengthen security-strategic relations worldwide.
The voyage, which faced public outcry in both Australia and Israel, prompted petitions and legal challenges against Israel's Agriculture Ministry.
Despite objections from three senior ministers, limited fuel transfer to Gaza was approved; stormy cabinet discussion expected
From 2008 until the political turmoil in Egypt following the Arab Spring of 2011, the pipeline supplied about half of Israel’s natural gas needs.
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