This briefing examines Elbit Systems’ role as a major supplier of military equipment used by Israel in Gaza, explores allegations concerning potential links between its products and alleged violations of international humanitarian law, assesses claims regarding the involvement of its UK subsidiaries in Israeli military supply chains, and considers the implications of applying terrorism legislation to Palestine Action activists who targeted Elbit facilities.
Elbit Systems’ weapons supply to Israel and alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law in Gaza
Weapons before words: Britain’s dubious exemption on F-35 parts to Israel
The UK government’s defence of arms exports rings hollow as Parliament questions the legality—and morality—of business as usual.
Opinion: Britain’s F-35 judgment – legal niceties in the face of mass death
The High Court’s ruling that Britain’s sale of F-35 parts to Israel is lawful may satisfy legal procedure, but it exposes a deeper moral collapse. One where judicial restraint enables political cowardice, and where Britain’s arms trade proceeds in full knowledge of the civilian blood it may help to spill.
AOAV briefing note: India–Pakistan escalation (8 May 2025)
Amid rising tensions following a deadly militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, India and Pakistan have exchanged air strikes and artillery fire, resulting in dozens of civilian deaths and mass displacement. AOAV joins others calling for immediate de-escalation, transparency, and the protection of civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas.
Civilian deaths in Gaza: Airwars investigation reveals unprecedented child and family fatalities
Airwars’ investigation exposes Gaza’s October 2023 civilian toll as the deadliest modern air campaign, with unprecedented child and family fatalities.
Amnesty declares Israel’s Gaza offensive genocide: the numbers don’t lie
Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, as mounting civilian deaths from explosive violence highlight the devastating human cost of modern warfare.
Media coverage of individual Gaza strikes only capturing one third of all deaths, AOAV finds
An analysis of English language reporting of the explosive violence in Gaza and Israel by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has revealed that media coverage may only capture a third of the actual civilian deaths from specific explosive incidents in Gaza.
Casualty reporting in Ukraine: AOAV debate in UK Houses of Parliament with Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviychuk
In July 2022, AOAV convened a meeting in the Houses of Parliament to discuss casualty recording in Ukraine.
“In our time, we’ve privileged the cleanliness of wars over not having them” – Samuel Moyn on whether the goal of making war less brutal is helping perpetuate war itself
Professor Samuel Moyn speaks about his new book, and the challenges of controlling and managing the humanization of war.