Israel's permanent representative to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, said the Middle Eastern country was 'working to provide Ukraine with early warning systems' in a speech on Wednesday.Such systems would help 'save civilian lives from Russia's indiscriminate missile and drone attacks,' Erdan said.A spokesperson for Israel's foreign ministry told Business Insider that the system was 'not Iron Dome,' Israel's most advanced air defense system.
But Israel has consistently stopped short of sending military aid or joining Western sanctions in part because it didn't want to provoke Russia.Russia has long been a backer of Iran, Hezbollah, and President Bashir al-Assad in Syria. Meanwhile, Tehran has also been providing Russia with Iranian-made Shahed drones that ahve been used to bombard cities in Ukraine.