Since the start of the war in Gaza, the administration of US President Joe Biden has sent large quantities of ammunition to Israel, including more than 10,000 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles.
The United States has not cut off arms supplies to Israel despite criticism over casualties in the Gaza Strip. The Jerusalem Post writes about this on Saturday, June 29.
It is indicated that from the beginning of the war in October of last year until the last days, the United States transferred at least 14 thousand 2000-pound MK-84 bombs, 6.5 thousand 500-pound bombs, three thousand high- precision Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, a thousand bunker-busting bombs, 2.6 thousand air-dropped bombs and other munitions.
“The figures show that, despite international calls to limit arms supplies and the recent decision by the US presidential administration to suspend the supply of powerful aerial bombs, there has been no significant reduction in military support from allies, ” the newspaper wrote.
According to experts cited by the publication, the content of the supplies meets Israel’s needs to replenish the supplies used in the eight-month intensive military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
“Although this number may be relatively quickly spent in a major conflict, this list clearly reflects the significant level of support of the United States for our allies in Israel,” said Tom Karako, an arms expert. at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
According to one of the American officials cited by the journalists, these shipments are part of a large list of weapons sent to Israel since the beginning of the conflict with Hamas. According to him, since October 7, Washington has sent $6.5 billion in security aid to Israel.
He added that almost all previously announced arms deliveries are continuing as usual.
The newspaper recalls that international scrutiny of Israel’s military operation in Gaza intensified after, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the number of dead in the war exceeded 37 thousand Palestinians, and the coastal enclave was reduced to ruins
It is known that Washington annually provides $3.8 billion in military aid to its longtime ally.
“And while Biden warned that he would impose conditions on military aid if Israel did not protect civilians and allow more humanitarian aid to flow into the Gaza Strip, he did so no further than delaying May’s shipment, ” wrote the newspaper.
The Biden administration has released few details about the full range of US arms and ammunition being shipped to Israel. The shipments are also difficult to track because some of the weapons are part of an arms sale that Congress approved years ago but is only now implementing.
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