Italy to clinch jet deal with Israel

“I confirm the government’s intention to put the finishing touches on this important contract as soon as possible,” Monti said on Sunday, Reuters reported.

The Italian premier, who is on a visit to Israel, made the remarks after a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.

On February 16, Israeli officials said Tel Aviv had reached a “one-billion-dollar preliminary” agreement with Italy to buy 30 M-346 Master training jets from the partly-state-owned Italian defense and aerospace firm Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi.

The deal would lead to a “leap of quality” in industrial relations between Rome and Tel Aviv, Monti added.

On February 26, meanwhile, Israeli military officials said the Tel Aviv regime plans to sign a major arms deal with Azerbaijan.

The officials added that the Israeli Aerospace Industries will sell “drones, anti-aircraft and missile defense systems worth $1.6 billion” to Azerbaijan.

The developments come as according to a recent policy paper published by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Tel Aviv uses weapons and ammunition at its disposal to kill the defenseless Palestinians.

In a speech on March 11, Netanyahu stressed that Israel will continue airstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip “as long as necessary.”

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