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Israel won’t supply Ukraine with missile-defense systems

Defense Minister Benny Gantz continues to refuse requests by Kyiv to supply Ukraine with the Israel-US-developed Iron Dome or other anti-missile systems.
Iron Dome

Meeting European ambassadors this afternoon, Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated that Israel will not supply weapons to Ukraine to fight the Russian invasion.

Instead, Gantz offered to supply Ukraine with an early-warning system against incoming strikes, like the one used in Israel, which utilizes both radar and electro-optic devices to detect the launching of rockets, missiles and drones.

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