It’s the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer on hold earlier in the month.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15415020

Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say

The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday.

It’s the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer — consisting of 3,500 bombs — on hold this month. The administration has said it paused that earlier transfer to keep Israel from using the bombs in its growing offensive in the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah.

  • Altofaltception
    1035·
    5 months ago

    People say that Trump would be worse: he’d probably send American troops to aid Israel.

    To which I ask: what difference does it make if it’s American weapons killing Palestinians vs American soldiers killing them?

    • garretbleEnglish
      143·
      5 months ago

      Troops on the ground also means troop deaths on the ground. That’s one big difference.

      • unexposedhazard
        61·
        5 months ago

        I mean the rest of the world doesnt really care if its american or israeli soldiers dying but the political impact would be different for sure.

    • ceasarlegsvin
      50·
      5 months ago

      Dragging American troops into another war in the middle east is probably one of the few things Trump’s base wouldn’t accept from him