{"id":39251,"date":"2024-05-15T04:11:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=39251"},"modified":"2024-05-15T04:11:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:11:48","slug":"biden-administration-plans-1bn-arms-shipment-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=39251","title":{"rendered":"Biden administration plans $1bn arms shipment to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The White House has informed Congress it wants to send more than $1bn (\u00a3800m) in weapons to Israel, officials say.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The package would include tank rounds, mortars and armoured tactical vehicles, according to Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan &#8211; confirmed by a congressional aide to CBS, the BBC&#8217;s US partner &#8211; must still be approved by lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week President Joe Biden said he would halt weapons shipments to Israel if it launched a major invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Israeli tanks advanced deeper into residential areas of south-eastern Rafah, Palestinians told Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Biden said last week that he had delayed the shipment of 2,000lb (900kg) bombs to Israel because of how they might be used in such a ground operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked by CNN about the delay, Mr Biden said: &#8220;Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The package being sent to Congress is the first since Mr Biden&#8217;s administration paused arms transfers to Israel last week. It would include $700m in tank ammunition, $500m in tactical vehicles and $60m in mortar rounds, according to the Associated Press news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, a US state department report found that some American-made weapons provided to Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-68984999\">may have been used in breach of international law<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the report was a clear rebuke of some Israeli operations in Gaza, it stopped short of definitively saying that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) campaign had breached international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It added that assurances it had received from Israel about adhering to the legal use of US weapons were &#8220;credible and reliable&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, Congress passed a bill providing $95bn in aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weapons transfers to Israel have become a political liability for Mr Biden ahead of this November&#8217;s 2024 White House election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News of the latest arms package emerged soon after voting ended in a presidential primary election in Maryland, where activists had urged voters to register a protest ballot against what they see as Mr Biden&#8217;s favouritism towards Israel over the Gaza war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC: The White House has informed Congress it wants to send more than $1bn (\u00a3800m) in weapons to Israel, officials say. The package would include tank rounds, mortars and armoured tactical vehicles, according to Reuters news agency. The plan &#8211; confirmed by a congressional aide to CBS, the BBC&#8217;s US partner &#8211; must still be approved by lawmakers. Last week President Joe Biden said he would halt weapons shipments to Israel if it launched a major invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah. On Tuesday, Israeli tanks advanced deeper into residential areas of south-eastern Rafah, Palestinians told Reuters. 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