YIKES! A US presidential candidate says he sent weapons to Israel

READ HERE: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has sent a shipment of drones, body armor, and helmets to Israel, and has organized the transport of weapons and ammunition to the Jewish state from a private supplier, his office said on Thursday.

A spokesman for DeSantis told multiple US media outlets that the delivery was organized following a request by Israel’s consul general in Miami, Maor Elbaz-Starinsky.

However, there is confusion over the shipment, with Elbaz-Starinsky telling the Associated Press that he never made such a request. “Nothing went through me,” he said. “We were never in communication on any shipments of arms or ammunition. The only thing that I have dealt with sending is medical supplies.”

Despite Elbaz-Starinsky’s denial, DeSantis’ spokesman insisted to CNN that the governor worked with the Israeli diplomat to “help get weapons and ammunition to Israel through private parties.” However, a CNN source said that the state of Florida did not directly transport the weapons and ammo, leaving it unclear how DeSantis participated in their delivery to Israel.