Does the United States provide weapons to Palestine? Using the government as a frying pan!
According to Reuters on September 13, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to deny reports that his government agreed to provide weapons to Palestinian security forces. Previously, far right ministers in Netanyahu's ruling coalition expressed anger.
The Israeli military radio reported that the United States has provided 1500 assault rifles to the Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank territory, and Israel has agreed to this agreement, on the condition that these weapons are used to combat the militant Hamas and other jihadist organizations.
As a hardliner, Israel's National Security Minister, Ben Gerville, responded angrily and demanded that Netanyahu publicly deny the matter. It is said that the finance minister, Bizarre Smotrikh, who is also a hardliner, was also greatly angered by this incident.
According to the report, Ben Gerville said in a statement, "Mr. Prime Minister, if you do not use your own voice to assure us that reports about the transfer of weapons to terrorists in the Palestinian National Authority are incorrect, it will lead to consequences."
In a video posted on his social media account, Netanyahu referred to the report as "fake news", but stated that the government had agreed to transfer a batch of armored vehicles, which was agreed upon by the previous government.
He said, "This is what was done at the time... not a tank, not an AK-47, nothing."
The report also stated that Palestinian security spokesperson Talal Duwekat denied the official Palestinian news agency's report, stating that the Palestinian National Authority had not received any equipment through Israel.
A spokesperson for the US embassy also denied this report, stating that "US security assistance to the Palestinian National Authority does not include providing weapons or ammunition to the security forces of the Palestinian National Authority.".