Jerusalem : Israel expects Washington to preserve its access to more advanced US weaponry, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office said, commenting on US plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.

Israel is currently the only Middle Eastern country operating the advanced stealth aircraft, and US law requires that any arms sales in the region do not erode Israel’s “qualitative military edge” over its neighbours, Xinhua news agency reported.

“The United States and Israel have a long-standing understanding, which is that Israel maintains the qualitative edge when it comes to its defense,” spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian told reporters.

“That has been true yesterday, that has been true today, and the Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) believes that will be true tomorrow and in

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