The US House of Representatives has narrowly approved a Republican bill that would provide for the continued supply of arms to Israel. In Congress, 224 senators supported the bill, and 187 voted against it.

In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, countries began spending record amounts on defense and war. In 2023, the world spent 2.446 trillion dollars on armaments, while the top five countries, the United States, China, Russia, India and Saudi Arabia, spent a total of more than 1.480 trillion dollars on defense and war expenditures.