23 October 2022•Update: 24 October 2022
JERUSALEM
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu said he will look into supplying weapons to Ukraine if he is elected prime minister.
“I was asked about that recently, and I said I’ll look into it when I get into office,” Netanyahu, a former prime minister, said in an interview with USA Today.
“We all have sympathy for Ukraine. It’s not even a question, and I’m no different,” he added.
Israel will hold general elections on Nov. 1 in which Netanyahu, the leader of the right-wing Likud Party, is expected to run.
On Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Israel will not supply Ukraine with weapons, but offered to help in developing a missile early-warning system.
Last week, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Israel against arms deliveries to Ukraine.
