The White House’s “dry” response to Netanyahu’s statements: “They were deeply disappointing and offensive”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks expressing displeasure over delays in US military aid to Israel are “deeply disappointing and certainly offensive”, a White House spokesman said today. “These comments were deeply disappointing and certainly offensive to us, given the breadth of support we have provided and will continue to provide,” said John Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council. “No other country is doing more to help Israel defend itself against the threat of Hamas and against other regional threats,” he added. In a video he posted two days ago on the X social network, Netanyahu states that he finds it “inconceivable that during the last few months (the US government) can freeze weapons and ammunition for Israel.” “We don’t really know what he’s talking about,” White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said Tuesday, in an expression that already indicated Washington’s discomfort. THE […]
Source: News Beast

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