USA: Washington restocks Israel with ammunition | AFP

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Two of the requested munitions came from a little-known stockpile of ammunition stored by the US military on the ground in Israel for emergency use by the Jewish state.

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By AFP | July 30, 2014

The United States confirmed it had restocked Israel's supplies of ammunition, hours after issuing a strong condemnation of an attack on a United Nations school in Gaza.

The Israeli military requested additional ammunition to restock its dwindling supplies on July 20, the Pentagon said. The US Defense Department approved the sale just three days later.

"The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to US national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability," Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said in a statement.

"This defense sale is consistent with those objectives."

Two of the requested munitions came from a little-known stockpile of ammunition stored by the US military on the ground in Israel for emergency use by the Jewish state. The War Reserve Stockpile Ammunition-Israel is estimated to be worth $1 billion.

Kirby stressed that those munitions had been in WRSA-I stock for "a few years, well before the current crisis."

"All stocks in WRSA-I, as required by law, are 'in excess to US requirements," he added.

"Issuing munitions from the WRSA-I stockpile was strictly a sourcing decision and White House approval was not required."

But Kirby did not indicate whether the White House was involved in the decision to supply the other ammunition.

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