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ISRAELBRIEFS Israel to Export Gas to Egypt Through Jordan
ISRAEL’S MINISTRY OF National Infrastructures, Energy and
Water Resources approved a new route that will send natural gas
exports to Egypt via Jordan, Globes reported.

Th e route was approved because of the growing demand for
Israeli natural gas in Egypt; the route will increase gas exports to
Egypt by more than 50%.

Off shore natural gas from Israel will head to Jordan through
a pipeline to the border near Beit Shean. From there, it will go
Aqaba and then onto Egypt.

Israel exports 3 billion cubic meters of gas annually to Jordan
under an agreement signed in 2016. And 5 BCM of gas annually
is exported from Israel to Egypt via the former EMG pipeline
from Ashkelon to El Arish in Sinai and onto Egypt.

Via the new route, exports to Egypt are anticipated to rise
2.5-3 BCM in 2022.

Lockheed Martin to Build 12 Helicopters for Israel
Lockheed Martin will build 12 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters
for Israel, with the fi rst expected to arrive in Israel in 2026, Th e
Jerusalem Post reported.

Th e aircraft will be manufactured at Sikorsky headquarters
in Stratford, Connecticut. Additional Israeli-made systems like
electronic warfare, communication and navigation systems will
be installed there, too.

A letter of agreement was signed in late 2021 to acquire the
helicopters and two additional Boeing KC-46 refueling aircraft .

Th e deal regarding the helicopters is estimated at $2 billion.

Th ere is an option to procure six additional helicopters.

Th e helicopters will replace Israel’s fl eet of Yasur helicopters
at Tel Nof Air Base. Th e Yasur helicopters were fi rst used by the
Israeli Air Force.

Birthright Trips Return to Israel
About 2,000 Birthright Israel participants from North America
will land in Israel in the coming weeks for the fi rst time in 2022,
Th e Jerusalem Post reported. Th e pandemic has forced trip
suspensions at numerous times since March 2020.

Th irty from Pennsylvania, 28 from New Jersey and one from
Delaware are among those expected to arrive in February or March.

Participants must be fully vaccinated. Birthright Israel said it
is working with the Health Ministry on a COVID protocol.

Birthright said it expects 15,000 more participants from
North America during the summer. Th e summer season will be
the last for young adults 27-32 to participate. Birthright will limit
trips to those 18-26 starting in winter 2023.

IDF Shoots Down Hezbollah Drone
Th e Israel Defense Forces said on Feb. 17 that they downed a
drone that Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group fl ew across the
border, Th e Times of Israel reported.

Th e incident occurred a day aft er Hezbollah chief Hassan
Nasrallah said the terror organization has built military drones
in Lebanon and has the technology to turn thousands of its
missiles into precision-guided munitions.

Th e IDF said in a statement that air control units tracked the
unmanned aircraft “throughout the incident” before shooting it down.

Th e specifi c method for shooting down the drone wasn’t revealed.

Army Radio said the drone likely belonged to the Hezbollah’s
elite Radwan Unit but didn’t cite a source. ●
— Compiled by Andy Gotlieb
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