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White House official: No secret clause on arms sales in Israel-UAE deal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn unnamed White House official tells Hebrew media the pending normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates doesn’t include a secret clause on weapons sales to Abu Dhabi.
“What is in the agreement is what was in the joint statement,” the official is quoted saying by Channel 12 news, referring to last week’s announcement on the Israel-UAE deal to establish diplomatic ties.
The comment comes after a report that as part of the deal, Israel gave the US the green light to sell F-35 stealth fighters to the UAE. Prime Minister Netanyahu has denied the sale of the planes was part of the agreement.
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