Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the United States promised Israel that it would lift all restrictions on arms shipments in the coming days, after several Israeli and German media outlets reported the news without sources. Netanyahu said he expressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken how much they appreciated the American support but were upset about the seized weapons.
According to the Prime Minister, Blinken promised during their personal meeting to lift restrictions on arms shipments, and this may happen within the next few days. He writes The Times of Israel. Netanyahu quoted Winston Churchill as saying: “Give us the tools and we will do the job,” the British Prime Minister told the United States, and now Israel is saying the same thing.
According to Benjamin Netanyahu, restrictions on the transfer of weapons have been completely lifted.
This was reported to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Strategy Minister Ron Dermer, and National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi.
The United States is working to prevent the escalation of clashes between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. This came after his meeting with Amos Hochstein, the US President's special envoy, with Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, in Beirut on Tuesday.
