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Insider: Israel is considering sending its Iron Dome air defense system to Ukraine, Netanyahu says
* Israel is looking into sending its Iron Dome system to Ukraine, Prime Minister Netanyahu said.
* Israel has a complex relationship with Russia and has so far held off aiding Ukraine militarily.
* But Netanyahu now says he is open to considering Ukraine’s request.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government is considering sending its Iron Dome to Ukraine.
The Iron Dome is arguably the world’s most advanced missile defense system, designed to intercept barrages of rockets and artillery shells.
In an interview with French TV outlets TF1 and LCI broadcast on Sunday, Netanyahu was asked about sending the missile defense system to Ukraine, in response to the country’s continuing appeals for military support.
He told the interviewer: “I’m looking into it. I said I’m looking into it and I’m doing just that,” echoing a statement he made to CNN last week.
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Update #1: Iron Dome For Ukraine? Israeli PM Netanyahu Considers Arming Kyiv With One Of World’s Best Defense Systems — EurAsian Times
Update #2: Israel considers supplying Ukraine with Iron Dome air defense system: Netanyahu — Anadolu Agency
WNU Editor: Ukraine is confident that they will be getting this anti-missile system …. Reznikov: Israel promised to provide Ukraine with missile and drone alert system (Kyiv Independent). Russia is issuing a warning to Netanyahu …. Russia Warns Israel Against Supplying Arms to Ukraine (Moscow Times).