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Pentagon sending US arms stored in Israel to Ukraine - Reports

Washington, Jan 18 (UNI) The US Department of Defense is tapping into a vast stockpile of US ammunition in Israel, which provides arms and ammunition for the Pentagon to use in Middle East conflicts, to help meet Ukraine's need for artillery shells in the conflict with Russia, The New York Times reported citing US and Israeli officials.
The US military hardware and munitions stockpile in Israel has its origins in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, when the US airlifted weapons to resupply Israeli forces.
According to the newspaper, in 2022 the United States and Israel reached an agreement to move about 300,000 155-millimeter shells.
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