1 \ Exclusive on @newsisrael13: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu asked several days ago his Indian counterpart @narendramodi for assistance in countering the Corona Virus crisis 🇮🇱🇮🇳
2 \ Israeli officials told me Netanyahu asked Modi to give a special exemption for the export of N95 face masks for medical teams and raw material for the Israeli pharmaceutical industry
3 \ Why it matters? The Indian government ordered lately a ban on exports of raw material for the pharmaceutical industry and a ban on exports of face masks and other protective gear
4 \ India is the biggest exporter of raw material for pharmaceuticals and the Israeli industry is dependent of imports from India. The ban could have created a shortage of medicine in Israel. India also has the biggest factory for face masks in the world
5 \ Israeli officials told me there is a worldwide shortage of N95 face masks which are needed for medical teams and others who are in contact with Corona Virus patients. The price of N95 masks went up 20 times!!!
6 \ Due to shortage in N95 face masks in Israel the Israeli embassy in Delhi asked Indian officials to give an exemption for exports to Israel. The issue came up in a phone call between Netanyahu and Modi several days ago
7 \ Netanyahu also asked Modi to give an exemption for export of raw material for the pharmaceutical industry in Israel, Israeli officials told me
8 \ Israeli officials told me Modi approved Netanyahu’s request for the export of raw material for pharmaceuticals. The Indian government also approved the Israeli request for face masks but less masks than Israel requested. END
