The new report appears to confirm previous claims that the Biden administration is trying to send a message of disapproval of Israel’s policy of entering Rafah to eliminate Hamas terrorists.
Breitbart News reported earlier this week about other publications’ claims that the U.S. is withholding aid. Israel denied there was a delay, but the White House responded privately to reporters’ questions at a briefing Monday.
politiko report On Tuesday, it appeared that the claim was correct, announcing that it was referring to a specific “smart” bomb.
The Biden administration is withholding shipments of two types of Boeing precision bombs to send a political message to Israel, according to U.S. officials and six people familiar with the deliberations.
The United States has yet to sign off on pending sales of Boeing Co.’s Joint Direct Attack Munition (both the munition and the kit to convert it into a smart weapon) and small-diameter bombs, according to six industry and Congressional officials familiar with the discussions. Not yet.
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A senior Congressional aide and two other people familiar with the incident said the ammunition was being prepared to be shipped to Israel when tipped off about the cache. Another industry official said the government told Boeing to halt shipments because the approval was delayed for “political reasons,” not because of supply chain tensions.
In 2019, Democrats impeached then-President Donald Trump for allegedly withholding security funds from Ukraine for political reasons, but although the funds were eventually delivered, there was no evidence of a “quid pro quo.” Ta. In this case, the Biden administration withheld much-needed military supplies in the midst of a “hot” war on various fronts against the Terrorist Army and other terrorist groups, as well as attacks from Iranian sponsors. ing.
Biden recently signed billions of dollars in new military aid to Israel after first proposing additional aid months ago, but he did not push for the legislation for months, including funding for Ukraine. It was tied to other priorities.
Israel entered Rafah on Monday after Hamas attacked a humanitarian aid transit point and refused to agree to the terms of a hostage release agreement. The last four Hamas battalions are said to be in Rafah along with the remaining Israeli hostages.
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