White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fired back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he claimed Tuesday that the U.S. had been withholding military aid from Israel over the past several months.
Netanyahu said Tuesday he conveyed his appreciation for American support for Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a recent meeting. “But I also said something else,” Netanyahu added. “I said it’s inconceivable that in the past few months, the administration has been withholding weapons and ammunitions [sic] to Israel.”
Blinken replied that the U.S. was “working day and night to remove these bottlenecks,” according to Netanyahu.
“I certainly hope that’s the case. It should be the case,” Netanyahu said, highlighting Israel’s status as the U.S.’s closest ally. “During World War II, Churchill told the…
