Netanyahu assures the US that he is willing to “absorb personal attacks” in exchange for Israel receiving ammunition

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June 20 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, assured this Thursday that he was willing to “suffer personal attacks” in exchange for the Israeli Defense Forces receiving from the United States the ammunition that Washington has been blocking for weeks to prevent the Israeli Army from using them. use against civilian population in the Gaza Strip.

“I am willing to absorb personal attacks if that is what it takes for Israel to receive the weapons and ammunition it needs in the war for its existence,” the Israeli leader stated in a brief message published on his official profile on the social network. X, formerly known as Twitter.

The United States Administration confirmed in early May the blocking of ammunition shipments to Israel due to its attacks in the Rafah area and has requested guarantees that the weapons it provides are used in accordance with international law. Likewise, Washington has opposed the Israeli offensive on Rafah, in the south of the Strip and home to 1.2 million Palestinians.