US secretly sending more bombs to Israel – WaPo — RT World News
Washington is fueling the war in Gaza with new supplies of weapons, despite the dispute with West Jerusalem
The United States has signed off on the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and aircraft to Israel, despite recent political disagreements and has publicly expressed concerns about an imminent Israeli ground incursion into the crowded city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, the Washington Post reported. mentioned Friday.
Anonymous officials at the Pentagon and the White House told the newspaper that about 1,800 2,000-pound MK84 bombs and 500 500-pound MK82 bombs are among the weapons to be delivered. Furthermore, the State Department reportedly authorized the transfer of 25 F-35A aircraft and engines worth an approximate value of $2.5 billion. The transfers were originally approved by Congress years ago as part of more than $3 billion in annual military aid to the longtime ally, so they did not require new notification.
The use of US-supplied bombs added to Gaza's already high death toll, which by the end of March had exceeded 32,000 people, according to the latest figures provided by Palestinian health officials. West Jerusalem seeks to eliminate the Palestinian Hamas movement, which carried out an incursion from the Strip into southern Israel in October, killing about 1,200 people and taking dozens of hostages.
The IDF allegedly used 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs in its attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza and around the Beach refugee camp last year. It is believed that the Jabalia bombings alone claimed the lives of more than 100 people, as the United Nations later announced. Named like “Disproportionate attacks could amount to war crimes.”
Washington insists that Israel supplied it to the United States “Reliable and reliable written guarantees” And that any military assistance provided was used in accordance with international law. “We found no violation.” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller Tell Press on Monday.
However, the rift between Washington and the Jewish state became increasingly clear this week, when the United States allowed a resolution urging an immediate ceasefire to pass in the UN Security Council, rather than vetoing it. In response, Israel canceled the scheduled visit of a high-level delegation to the United States.
The delegation was supposed to discuss the planned Israeli military operation against Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than 1.4 million of the Strip's total population are currently seeking refuge. The United Nations has warned that such an attack would result in massive loss of life, and even the White House has publicly urged Israel not to attack.
Israel has “no choice” But in order to send troops into the crowded Palestinian city, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US lawmakers on Wednesday, reiterating that remaining Hamas strongholds must be completely eliminated.
