Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet minister announced a 317 million euro ($340 million) deal for the sale of its David's Sling air defence system to new NATO member Finland. Israel has been bombing Palestine's Gaza for 38 days, killing over 11,100 civilians and Hamas fighters.
Calling it a "historic agreement," the ministry said the system jointly developed by Israeli and US companies can intercept ballistic and cruise missiles, aircraft and drones. The announcement comes after Israel in September signed a $3.5-billion deal -- the biggest ever for the small country's outsized arms sector -- to sell its Arrow 3 hypersonic missile system to Germany.
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