WASHINGTON, August 15 (RIA Novosti) - The US State Department denied on Thursday reports that the Pentagon had engaged in weapons transfers to Israel behind the back of the White House.
“I would strongly disagree with the notion that some of us didn’t know what was going on,” State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf said during a daily briefing.
“Our policy on providing unprecedented support to Israel militarily has in no way changed,” the spokesperson added.
Earlier on Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Obama administration halted transfers of Hellfire missiles to Israel after learning that it was obtaining ammunition from the Pentagon without the White House’s approval.
