No PM comment on report of US arms suspension

Netanyahu’s office still has not responded to a Wall Street Journal report saying that the US had suspended a shipment of Hellfire missiles to Israel amid worsening ties over fighting in Gaza.

The paper also reports that Washington has increased its control over arms transfers to Israel after the administration was shocked to discover in late July that the Pentagon was providing the Jewish state with ammunition for the war without the knowledge of the White House and State Department, just as officials were trying to bring about a cessation of hostilities.

Speaking to US media, PMO spokesman Mark Regev says that it is natural that weapons shipments are handled between the Defense Ministry and the Pentagon, and that there are no allegations that Israel did anything wrong in this regard.