It's part of a U.S. stockpile that's pre-positioned in warehouses on Israeli soil as part of an agreement between the countries.
Ukrainian soldiers collecting ammunition on the Donbass frontline in Ukraine on Jan. 16. Photo: Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The warehouses are locked and only U.S. military personnel has access to them. But according to the agreement between the countries it a war scenario Israel can use this ammunition in short order under U.S. approval.Israel was granted access to the ammunition this during the war with Lebanon in 2006 and also the 2014 Gaza conflict.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Israel has refused to supply Ukraine with weapons out of concern that the Kremlin would retaliate by limiting the freedom of operation of the Israeli air force against Iranian targets in Syria.Yair Lapid, Israel’s prime minister at the time, and then-Defense Minister Benny Gantz conducted several meetings on the issue with senior officials from the national security council, IDF, ministry of defense and foreign ministry.
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