Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he believes a dispute with the United States over the pace of its arms shipments to Israeli forces
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he believes a dispute with the United States over the pace of its arms shipments to Israeli forces fighting Hamas militants in Gaza would be resolved soon.
‘About four months ago, there was a dramatic drop in the supply of armaments arriving from the U.S. to Israel. We got all sorts of explanations, but. the basic situation didn’t change’, he told a Cabinet meeting.
‘In light of what I have heard in the last day, I hope and believe that this issue will be resolved in the near future’, he said.
Top U.S. officials said last week they were puzzled by Netanyahu’s claim. Israeli officials said they lobbied their U.S. counterparts at ‘the highest levels. at all levels’ for speedier weapons deliveries, with Netanyahu saying, ‘After months of no change in this situation, I decided to give it a public expression », which angered Washington.
U.S. officials said they were not aware of what Netanyahu was referring to.
Netanyahu’s latest comments on the weapons deliveries came as Defense Minister Yoav Gallant flew to Washington for talks about the war.
