White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday reiterated the United States’ “ironclad” support for Israel, despite recent reports that the Biden administration had withheld ammunition shipments to Israel.
Sunday Report from Axios The newspaper cited two Israeli officials who said shipments of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel were halted last week and Israeli officials are struggling to understand why.
Fox News’ Jackie Heinrich asked Jean-Pierre how the U.S. can have “ironclad commitment on the one hand and slow arms sales on the other.”
“The President said supplementation is essential, and now this. How do you supplement it?” Heinrich asked.
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks with reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 7, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Jean-Pierre declined to discuss specifics, but reiterated that the U.S. commitment to Israel’s security is “certainly ironclad.”
“And we proved that by delivering on that supplement,” the White House press secretary said, referring to the $95 billion aid package passed by the Senate that week aimed at aiding Ukraine and Israel. he said.
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“This is going to be very important for Ukraine, for Israel, to make sure that humanitarian aid gets to Gaza, Sudan, Haiti and other places around the world that need humanitarian aid. Those. Everything is important,” Jean-Pierre said.
Israeli troops enter the Rafah crossing. (IDF)
On the issue of arms sales to Israel, Jean-Pierre said, “I’m not going to talk about that.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the State Department and the Department of Defense for further comment. The latter echoed Jean-Pierre’s “ironclad” comments on US support for Israel.
The exchange came on the same day that President Biden condemned anti-Semitism on college campuses and around the world since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel in which Hamas terrorists killed about 1,200 people and took hundreds more hostage. It was conducted. The Hamas-run Health Ministry estimates that more than 34,700 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli retaliation in the Gaza Strip.
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In his speech on Tuesday, the President reiterated his declaration of unwavering support for Israel in its war against Hamas. The already dire humanitarian crisis for the Palestinians is sure to worsen, even as relations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu become increasingly strained over Israel’s invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
