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Israel-Lanka Ties Persist
Sri Lanka maintained its security and military alliance with Israel despite supporting the Palestinians and a period of diplomatic rupture. Israel supplied it with weapons and training during its war against the Tamil Tigers. Cooperation included the purchase of seven Kfir fighter jets in 1995 and eight more in 2000. Arms shipments were then suspended from 2007 until the civil war ended in 2009, amid Israeli concerns that its technology could reach Iran. Cooperation resumed after the war and expanded into cybersecurity. In 2026, an Israeli program was announced to upgrade Sri Lanka’s Kfir jets at a cost of nearly $50 million.
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