From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Israel loading up another plane with aid for Ukraine
Carrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel
At Ben Gurion Airport, a plane is being loaded with humanitarian aid that will take off today to Poland, for expected delivery in Ukraine this week.
The flight is the third and final for a 100-ton aid package Israel is sending to the beleaguered country. Two additional planes preceded the El Al flight in the past few hours.
The aid includes 17 tons of medical equipment and medicine, water purification systems, emergency water supply kits, and thousands each of tents, blankets, sleeping bags, and coats.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid decided on the contents of the package, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
Israel has routinely turned down requests to send military or dual-use equipment to Ukraine, part of the tightrope it has tried to walk to balance its interests between Ukraine and invader Russia.
The mission is handled by the Mashav division of the Foreign Ministry, which coordinates Israel’s national aid.
The Humanitarian aid is arriving in Warsaw in Poland and from there will be transferred to Ukraine.
The Times of Israel Community.