Israel’s defence minister has reiterated that the country will not sell weapons to Ukraine

Israel’s defence minister has reiterated that the country will not sell weapons to Ukraine, despite a new official request from Kyiv for air defence supplies in the face of Russia’s growing use of Iranian-made drones, Qazet.az reports according to Defence minister.

In remarks to European ambassadors in a briefing on Wednesday, Benny Gantz said:

Israel supports and stands with Ukraine, Nato and the west.

This being said, I would like to emphasise that Israel will not deliver weapon systems to Ukraine due to a variety of operational considerations. We will continue to support Ukraine within our limitations, as we have done in the past.

“We are following Iran’s involvement in the war in Ukraine,” he added.