Gantz was very categorical in his statements
Israel has not supplied weapons to Ukraine and intends to continue to adhere to such a policy, and the aid to Ukraine is exclusively medical and humanitarian in nature, said the head of the Israeli Defense Ministry, Benny Gantz, on the Kol Chai radio station.
“I want to clearly state that we do not sell weapons to Ukraine,” he said.
Hantz emphasized that Israel provided Ukraine only with medical and humanitarian aid.
During the broadcast, the minister emphasized several times that Kyiv did not receive any weapons from Israel and commented on the statement of the Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Nachman Shai, who believes that the country should start providing military aid to Ukraine following the example of the USA and other NATO countries.
“If Nahman Shai claims that we have sold or will sell arms to Ukraine, then he is wrong. I am the Minister of Defense and I am responsible for arms exports from Israel,” Gantz stressed.
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The day before, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, announced his intention to send an official note to Israel with with a request to install air defense systems.
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At the same time, Israel is in no hurry to help Ukraine in the war against Russia. In particular, the former Prime Minister of Israel, and now the leader of the opposition, Benjamin Netanyahu, also spoke out against the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces. In his opinion, the transferred technologies will fall into the hands of the Iranians and be used against Israel.
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