Netanyahu says Blinken assured him US will cancel limits on weapons supplies
Netanyahu says that Blinken has assured him that the Biden administration is working to cancel restrictions on arms deliveries to Israel.
Netanyahu in a statement said that when he met Blinken last week, he expressed appreciation for the support the US has given Israel since the start of the war. But he also said it was “inconceivable that in the past few months, the administration has been withholding weapons and ammunitions to Israel”.
Blinken, Netanyahu said, assured that the administration was working “day and night” to remove such bottlenecks. “I certainly hope that’s the case. It should be the case,” Netanyahu said. “Give us the tools and we’ll finish the job a lot faster.”
Blinken: US arms shipment to Israel still under review
Blinken says Washington is still reviewing one shipment of large bombs for Israel over concerns that they could be used in densely populated areas.
Blinken was asked at a news conference about the status of arms shipments after Netanyahu said Blinken assured him last week that the Biden administration was working to remove restrictions on arms shipments.
In mid-May, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed reports in testimony before Congress that the US paused “one shipment of high payload munitions” to Israel.
Netanyahu slams US for ‘withholding’ weapons to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised the administration of President Joe Biden for “withholding weapons” to Israel in recent months as it presses its war on Gaza.
Netanyahu said in a video statement on Tuesday that it was “inconceivable” that the United States had been “withholding weapons and ammunitions to Israel” in recent months.
“Secretary [of State Antony] Blinken assured me that the administration is working day and night to remove these bottlenecks. I certainly hope that’s the case. It should be the case,” Netanyahu said, referring to talks the top US diplomat held in the country last week.
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It's one shipment of 2,000 pound bombs... I guess Netanyahu wants them for Lebanon now.
