The Secretary of State of the United States of America, Antony Blinken, announced this Saturday that he gave his preliminary agreement to the possible sale of explosive munitions worth almost 100 million euros to Israel.
“The United States is committed to Israel’s security and assistance to Israel advances its regional interests,” reads a statement from the Defensive Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the Pentagon department in charge of selling military hardware to the United States. allied countries of the United States.
In the statement cited by the Spanish agency Efe, in which the DSCA informs the North American deputies of the possible sale, it is read that the Israeli government requested 13,981 explosive munitions, also requesting technical information, human support and logistical support services.
In response, the US Secretary of State, equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in European governments, stated that “there are emergency reasons to approve this sale because it is in the best interest of the national security of the United States,” according to Efe. .
At stake are M830 A1 anti-tank explosive ammunition, caliber 120 millimeters, and other related equipment, worth 106.5 million dollars, about 98 million euros.
The ammunition will be used by the Israeli military “to defend against regional threats” and the shipment, if approved, “does not alter the basic military balance in the region,” the Pentagon says.
Source: TSF
