The heavy precision guided bomb that then-President Joe Biden withheld from Israel last year arrived in Israel Saturday night after being released by President Donald Trump.
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Biden withheld the bomb in Israel's retaliation to attack Hamas in Rafa, South Gaza city, on the border with Egypt, where Israel ultimately discovered and killed Hamas leader Yahya Singhwar. Despite warnings from the Biden administration, relatively few civilians were killed in the attacks.
Bombs are used to destroy buildings where terrorists are hidden. Another option is to send Israeli forces to the building. Buildings are often trapped in booby. Dozens of Israeli soldiers were killed by defeating Gaza buildings.
During the press conference, Israel's Ministry of Defense said:
The Israeli Department of Defense (IMOD) is a joint operation led by the US Mission to the US and the International Transportation Bureau of the Department of Defense Procurement (DPD) to receive a recently announced shipment of heavy air bombs by the US government. Unloading the goods overnight (Saturday) in Israel.
The ship carrying heavy MK-84 ammunition was docked and dropped off at Ashdod Port. The munitions were loaded into dozens of trucks from the Ministry's Logistics and Assets Department's Transportation Forces and IDF's Technical and Logistics Bureau and handed over to Israeli Air Force Base.
IMOD continues to procure and transport IDF ammunition. To date, over 76,000 tons of military equipment have arrived in Israel via 678 air transports and 129 sea cargo. This represents the largest air and sea bridge in Israel's history.
Israeli Defense Minister Katz: “The munitions shipments that arrived in Israel tonight and released by the Trump administration represent important assets of the Air Force and the IDF, serving as further evidence of a strong alliance between Israel and the United States. Masu.
In a recent conversation, Secretary of Defense, Hong Pete Hegses, reaffirmed America's commitment to continuing to provide Israel with all the tools it needs to ensure its safety.
We would like to thank President Donald Trump and the US administration for their unwavering support in Israel. We will continue to work together to enhance security. ”
Biden also withheld other equipment that was later delivered to Israeli forces, including the D-9 bulldozer.
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