Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
Israel will carefully study the possibility of supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons, including the Iron Dome air defense system, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 5, answering a question on the matter by French news channel LCI.
The Israeli PM, who assumed his position very recently, stressed that his country does not want to start a confrontation with Russia in Syria.
“I’m going to look into it. But I’ll judge it in the best way that [I] can,” Netanyahu said, adding that Israel would examine the issue “in light of our national interest.”
Netanyahu went on to explain to reporters that Israeli and Russian warplanes “fly within spitting distance over the skies of Syria.”
“We’re not interested in having a military confrontation between Israel and Russia. I don’t think that will serve anyone’s purpose. So far, we’ve avoided it,” he added.
The Israeli Air Force uses Syrian airspace to “destroy Iran’s military positions that are aimed against us,” Netanyahu said. “So we have a consideration, perhaps, that other countries do not. But we support Ukraine in many other ways.”
Ukraine has been asking Israel for offensive and defensive weapons since the start of the Russian special military operation last year. However, Tel Aviv has so far limited its assistance to non-lethal equipment. The Kiev regime is mainly interested in the Iron Dome system for its capability to intercept loitering munitions and cruise missiles, which the Russian military has been using against its forces with great success.
The Iron Dome was developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system has a maximum range of 70 kilometers. The effectiveness of the system, which has been in service with the Israeli military since 2011, was questioned on more than one occasion.
Netanyahu’s remarks are likely linked to recent reports of a Russian plan to sell S-35 warplanes and other weapon systems to Iran, Israel’s main foe. The PM is likely trying to pressure Moscow over the issue by hinting at the possibility of arming Ukraine.
Russia could respond to any Israeli attempt to provide military support to Kiev by expanding its military presence in Syria, and providing advanced weapons to Iran.
Who cares what Satanic Jews say?
Iran does. They will have to fight them sooner than later. Nato forced the war upon Russia in the same way Israel will do with Iran. The Jews truly believe that they are special, unique and invinicble .
The jews are cynical and delusional.
If the illegal entity israhell only one time dare to attack openly Iran, it will be over and out in less than 10 days. A salvo from 10 000 balistik missils from Iran, 10 000 rocets from Palestine resistance, 5000 rokets from Hesbolah. Last time they criy to get sease fire in 11 days. The “iron pudding collapsed because off drones and firecrackers. They had to open the secred stockpiles from the yankees. Just in there dreams bunsh of convicted war criminals.
I do. They have an awful lot of power, and we need to be prepared.
the ashkeNAZI zioNazi state never had a mask
christian’s are jews too, they all worshipping the same jewish invented god of abraham
which mohammad said waas the same god of muslims BWAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAA
One more nazist state dropped the mask.
Stop offending nazis dude.
He-he-he, funny joke.
“Iron Dome” has never been challenged by serious weapon systems. Under a massive attack it would fail. This is just Netanyahou posturing trying to look tough. His machismo is used against defenseless Palestinians.
But in reality, we all know Nutty-yoyo wears a lace thong under his suit!!!!!!! 🤣🤣
Putin might be your friend Bibi but Medvedev is not. Believe me, much less Lavrov.
Iron Dome can’t handle the Russian fast moving tornado rocket’s,nor grads.
Russia will have to “carefully study” if this proverbial elephant in a porcelain store can be their ally…I am afraid Putin can’t have it both ways align with Syria & Iran and this artificial ethno-centric terrorist statehood that is Israel which have completely opposing and confronting political, military interests.
If the russians pull back from the deal to supply arms to iran who is the only one willing to supply russia today with arms themselves they will lose all trust in the world and it will cause a domino reaction of either china turning against russia and kick them out of SCO or SCO collapsing just like the destruction of the founding member yugolsavia caused the collapse of the nonaligned movement cause it showed all members that when it gets tough they are on their own.
So Putin either you do something in russias interest against your oligarch friends or you follow the interests of the oligarchs and russia failes once again. The track record is that putin allways followed the oligarch besides the one time where chodorkovsky wanted to challenge him for presidency.
Iron dome, isn’t that the system that shoots 1 million dollar rockets at a couple of hundred dollars fireworks rockets, at the US tax payer’s expense?
Yes, The Iron Dome is just another million dollar firework to bleed the US taxpayers. :)
Russia should carefully consider flattening Tel Aviv. Piss off Benny everyone hates you.
Don’t forget Jerusalem, where all the hardcore freaks live.
Juden Raus hier!
I had nothing against the Jews. Until now.
https://avia-pro.net/news/izrailskiy-zheleznyy-kupol-po-oshibke-sbil-stayu-ptic-vmesto-raket Recently, the marvelous system “Iron Dome” mistakenly shot down a flock of birds. A little more expensive than a 12 gauge shotgun, eh
I get the feeling this is a response to the alleged future supply of Su35s to Iran
I suppose the hope is Russia will back down on its promise through this ‘careful’ threat
In normal peace time circumstances, there would be some sort of comprise. Now I’m not so sure
All I can say right now is that I wouldn’t wish to be an Israeli, South Korean, Taiwanese or even Japanese. With the possible exception of Japan, all these countries are massively obeying their Ameriturd masters in helping the criminal Ukraine regime with weapons of all sorts. On their behalf, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, India are working in concert and will soon turn those above mentioned countries into wastelands. It’s all been predicted. Once Israel supplies the Iron Dome or whatever to Ukraine, Iran and all of its allies will unleash hell on Israel and there’s nothing Israel can do about it.
Not India. If you haven’t noticed, India has become a member of QUAD (INDIA-UK-USA-JAPAN) and I2U2 (INDIA-ISRAEL-USA-UAE), and its FM has used Blinken’s term “rules-based order” instead of “international laws order” in an interview last year, after they had lunch with famlies and made business deals. I’m not saying India will turn against Russia, but against China.
news today, Israeli Jews will offer 50 million to northern jews. northern jews want 500 million. or the amount the US donates to desert jews yearly, or no talkee to salesman. steppe jews about to put the hustle on the sandjews! someone somewhere saying “Oy vei”