Netanyahu: Americans handed over our shells to Ukrainian troops
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the prospect of transferring the Iron Dome air defense system to Ukraine. The head of the Israeli government spoke about this in an interview with French television.
I am studying it. The time frame was to first form the Israeli ministries, which is almost complete, and then look at the overall policies and this more important question
Netanyahu noted.
At the same time, the prime minister stressed that he would not assume any firm obligations in this matter.
In addition, according to Netanyahu, the US government ordered the transfer to Ukraine of 150 shells that were at the disposal of Israel. At the same time, Tel Aviv had previously refused to send decommissioned MIM-23 Hawk air defense systems to Kyiv. However, the United States insists on the transfer of these weapons to Ukraine, requesting similar systems in other countries.
Recently, the US government took 150 shells that were placed in Israel, but in fact, were ours, and decided to take them to Ukraine
- declared the prime minister.
The Ukrainian authorities asked the Israelis to sell them the Iron Dome back in the summer of 2022. Kyiv also sought the transfer of the Spike SR anti-tank missile system from Germany, produced by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
Meanwhile, the delivery of the Iron Dome system to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine will destroy the 30-year relationship between Israel and Russia. In this regard, Moscow will no longer take into account the concerns of Tel Aviv regarding Iran and Syria. Igor Korotchenko, director of the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (TsAMTO), spoke about this the day before.
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