Friday, August 15, 2014

US tightens control on arms transfer to Israel: Report

The Obama administration has tightened control on arms transfer to Israel after US officials learned that the Israeli military had been quietly securing lethal munitions from the Pentagon without their approval.

White House and State Department officials were surprised last month when they learned that the Israeli military had been moving on separate tracks to replenish supplies of ammunition being used in Gaza and also lobby American lawmakers for more funds, The Wall Street Journal reports .... http://www.presstv.ir