Despite its objections to the Israeli military's assault of Rafah in southern Gaza, the Biden administration has informed Congress that it intends to provide Israel more than $1 billion in additional weaponry.
Because of worries that people would be murdered if bombs were deployed in heavily populated areas, the US stated this month that it has stopped supplying bombs to Israel.
The new weapons package has been submitted to Congress for approval. It would cost $700 million for tank ammo, $500 million for tactical vehicles, and $60 million for mortar rounds.
When the arms will be sent is yet unknown. The cargo is not included in the foreign assistance deal that Mr. Biden approved last month, according to two congressional officials.
The Biden administration's handling of Israel's war in Gaza, which is now in its seventh month, has drawn condemnation from both the left and the right.
Mr. Biden's own party has heard arguments from a number of members that he ought to limit Israel's access to offensive weaponry in order to pressure it to take more drastic action to prevent damage to civilians in Palestine. Around US college campuses, the conflict has sparked large-scale pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
Republicans, accusing the Biden administration of betraying Israel in its struggle against Hamas and other terrorist organizations, have taken advantage of the bomb transfer suspension to attack the government.
This week, House Republicans will vote on a measure that would require the delivery of offensive weaponry to Israel. The law is unlikely to pass the Democratic Senate, but if it hits President Biden's desk, the White House announced on Tuesday that he will veto it.
House Democrats had differing opinions on the subject; around twenty-six of them signed a letter expressing their worries about the message the suspension of bomb shipments was sending.
In the House, Representative Ritchie Torres of New York said he would most likely support the measure.
He said, "I generally support pro-Israel legislation unless it contains a poison pill, like cuts to domestic policy."
President Trump's authority to employ US security assistance in line with US foreign policy and national security goals is something that "we strongly, strongly oppose attempts to constrain," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said this week.
In the national security package that Mr. Biden signed last month, she said, the administration intends to use all of the monies that Congress has approved.
Israel is the biggest beneficiary of US military assistance, and the Biden administration has said that it would continue to receive further armaments supplies in addition to general military support.
First, The Wall Street Journal revealed that negotiations were underway to transfer almost $1 billion worth of armaments to Israel.
“Israel has all of the military means it needs to defend itself against all of its enemies, including Hamas,” said White House national security spokesman John Kirby addressed the media on Monday. Biden will see to it that this happens.
"For [Biden], this is really simple: he will keep giving Israel all the capabilities it needs, but he objects to specific American weaponry being used in a specific kind of operation in a specific location. He said, "And he has been unambiguous and consistent with that."
Because of worries that people would be murdered if bombs were deployed in heavily populated areas, the US stated this month that it has stopped supplying bombs to Israel.
The new weapons package has been submitted to Congress for approval. It would cost $700 million for tank ammo, $500 million for tactical vehicles, and $60 million for mortar rounds.
When the arms will be sent is yet unknown. The cargo is not included in the foreign assistance deal that Mr. Biden approved last month, according to two congressional officials.
The Biden administration's handling of Israel's war in Gaza, which is now in its seventh month, has drawn condemnation from both the left and the right.
Mr. Biden's own party has heard arguments from a number of members that he ought to limit Israel's access to offensive weaponry in order to pressure it to take more drastic action to prevent damage to civilians in Palestine. Around US college campuses, the conflict has sparked large-scale pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
Republicans, accusing the Biden administration of betraying Israel in its struggle against Hamas and other terrorist organizations, have taken advantage of the bomb transfer suspension to attack the government.
This week, House Republicans will vote on a measure that would require the delivery of offensive weaponry to Israel. The law is unlikely to pass the Democratic Senate, but if it hits President Biden's desk, the White House announced on Tuesday that he will veto it.
House Democrats had differing opinions on the subject; around twenty-six of them signed a letter expressing their worries about the message the suspension of bomb shipments was sending.
In the House, Representative Ritchie Torres of New York said he would most likely support the measure.
He said, "I generally support pro-Israel legislation unless it contains a poison pill, like cuts to domestic policy."
President Trump's authority to employ US security assistance in line with US foreign policy and national security goals is something that "we strongly, strongly oppose attempts to constrain," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said this week.
In the national security package that Mr. Biden signed last month, she said, the administration intends to use all of the monies that Congress has approved.
Israel is the biggest beneficiary of US military assistance, and the Biden administration has said that it would continue to receive further armaments supplies in addition to general military support.
First, The Wall Street Journal revealed that negotiations were underway to transfer almost $1 billion worth of armaments to Israel.
“Israel has all of the military means it needs to defend itself against all of its enemies, including Hamas,” said White House national security spokesman John Kirby addressed the media on Monday. Biden will see to it that this happens.
"For [Biden], this is really simple: he will keep giving Israel all the capabilities it needs, but he objects to specific American weaponry being used in a specific kind of operation in a specific location. He said, "And he has been unambiguous and consistent with that."
