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US Approves $1 Billion Arms Package for Israel Amid Ongoing Middle East Tensions

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The Biden administration is planning to send a new package of military aid worth over $1 billion to Israel, which includes tank ammunition, tactical vehicles, and mortar rounds. This announcement comes after the White House put on hold another arms transfer earlier this month. The package has been met with criticism from both sides of the political spectrum in the US.

  1. US
    Hakeem Jeffries
    Democratic Party
    1. Israel living in safety and security side by side with a demilitarized Palestinian state that allows for dignity and self-determination amongst the Palestinian people.
  2. US
    Ritchie Torres
    Democratic Party
    1. I have a general rule of supporting pro-Israel legislation unless it includes a poison pill -- like cuts to domestic policy.
  3. US
    Joe Biden
    Democratic Party
    1. I made it clear that if they go into Rafah ... I'm not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities.
  4. US
    Mitch Mcconnell
    Republican Party
    1. I don't think we should tell the Israelis how to conduct their military campaign, period.
  5. US
    Mike Johnson
    Republican Party
    1. It is President Biden and Senator Schumer himself who are standing in the way of getting Israel the resources it desperately needs to defend itself.
  6. US
    Lloyd Austin
    US Department of Defense
    1. But that said, we are currently reviewing some near-term security assistance shipments in the context of unfolding events in Rafah.
  7. US
    Karine Jean-Pierre
    White House
    1. We strongly, strongly oppose attempts to constrain the President's ability to deploy U.S. security assistance consistent with U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives.
  8. US
    Anthony Blinken
    White House
    1. We do not support and will not support an Israeli Occupation. We also, of course, do not support Hamas governance in Gaza […] We've seen where that's led all too many times for the people of Gaza and for Israel. And we also can't have anarchy and a vacuum that's likely to be filled by chaos.
    2. A lot of armed Hamas will be left no matter what they do in Rafah.

Israel-Palestine Conflict

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  2. Trump suggests US should establish a "freedom zone" in Gaza
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sources

  1. 1.El Paìs
  2. 2.The Washington Post
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.France 24
  5. 5.Al Jazeera
  6. 6.The Times of India
  7. 7.CTV News
  8. 8.Al Mayadeen
  9. 9.Associated Press
  10. 10.CBS News
  11. 11.CNN
  12. 12.El Pais

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.US under Donald Trump
  3. 3.2024 US Presidential Election
  4. 4.Israel-Palestine Conflict
  5. 5.British Foreign Policy
  6. 6.Israel Foreign Policy
  7. 7.Islamic Terrorism
  8. 8.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
  9. 9.Israel-US Relations
  10. 10.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
  11. 11.Qatar Foreign Policy

countries

  1. 1.AfghanistanAF
  2. 2.EgyptEG
  3. 3.IsraelIL
  4. 4.IraqIQ
  5. 5.LebanonLB
  6. 6.Palestine, State ofPS
  7. 7.Taiwan, Province of ChinaTW
  8. 8.UkraineUA
  9. 9.United StatesUS
  10. 10.Viet NamVN
  11. 11.YemenYE

organizations

  1. 1.HamasPS
  2. 2.Democratic PartyUS
  3. 3.White HouseUS
  4. 4.Republican Party
  5. 5.Senate Foreign Relations
  6. 6.United Nations
  7. 7.UN Relief and Works Agency
  8. 8.Amnesty InternationalGB
  9. 9.Committee to Protect Journalists
  10. 10.HezbollahLB
  11. 11.Human Rights Watch
  12. 12.International Court of Justice

persons

  1. 1.Joe BidenUS
  2. 2.Benjamin NetanyahuIL
  3. 3.Jake SullivanUS
  4. 4.Karine Jean-PierreUS
  5. 5.Tareq Abu Azzoum
  6. 6.Anthony BlinkenUS
  7. 7.Chris Van HollenUS
  8. 8.Chuck SchumerUS
  9. 9.Evan Vucci
  10. 10.Gilad Erdan
  11. 11.Hakeem JeffriesUS
  12. 12.Hussain Ibrahim Mekky

technicals

  1. 1.Deir al-Balah
  2. 2.Al-Bureij Camp
  3. 3.Israel Security Assistance Support Act
  4. 4.Jabaliya Camp
  5. 5.Marine One
  6. 6.MK-84