Israel To Send Defensive Aid Package to Ukraine

Israel will send an aid package of equipment to emergency and civilian organizations in Ukraine, according to the Defense Ministry. Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday approved the delivery of the additional equipment to the war-torn country. It will be delivered over the next several weeks, the ministry said in a statement.

The equipment to be delivered includes 1,500 helmets, 1,500 protective vests, hundreds of protective suits for mine clearance, 1,000 gas masks, and tens of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear filters. Since Russia began its war on Ukraine in late February, Israel has refrained from sending direct military aid.