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U.S. Approves Israeli Request for More Apache Combat Helicopters
(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - In the midst of the fighting in Gaza and the north, the Israel Defense Forces asked the Pentagon a month ago to procure Apache attack helicopters to help enhance its aerial operations. That request was met with an American refusal, but Israeli security officials confirmed Thursday that at a meeting in Washington last week the Israeli request was advanced and given priority. Israel's two Apache helicopter flight squadrons have been operating in Gaza 24/7 since Oct. 7 and currently are flying to the limit of their capacity. If there is more serious fighting in the north, the need for them will increase dramatically.