The #Republican-led UnitedStates House of
Representatives passed a bill on Thurs that would force President Joe #Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect #civilians during its war w/ #Hamas.
The #Biden admin paused the shipment of thousands of weapons to #Israel, including controversial 2k-pound bombs, amid mounting concern about the country’s plan to expand a military operation in southern #Gaza that could dramatically increase the conflict’s death toll, U.S. ofcls said Tues.
The #Biden admin is reviewing other planned transfers that are not set to ship imminently, the 1st ofcl said. That pertains to 6,500 Joint Direct Attack Munitions, which convert free-fall “dumb bombs” into precision-guided weapons… …The unprecedented decision follows weeks of consultations beginning in Apr between #US & #Israel ofcls on how to meet the #humanitarian needs of #civilians in #Rafah & “how to operate differently against #Hamas there than they have elsewhere in #Gaza”…
I said none of what you are suggesting. #war is brutal and #civilians are always the casualty.
Every nation is responsible for the safety and prosperity of it's #civilian population. #Hamas failed to protect its #children after declaring #jihad in the streets of #gaza .
In short, if you are a #terrorist or sympathetic to Islamic Jihad, you will be hunted.
The top U.S. #intelligence ofcl on Mon warned that the #war in #Gaza could embolden #terrorist groups, which are aligned in their opposition to the #UnitedStates for its support of #Israel.
“The crisis has galvanized #violence by a range of actors around the world. And while it is too early to tell, it is likely that the Gaza conflict will have a generational impact on #terrorism,” #ODNI#AvrilHaines, told an annual hearing on #GlobalSecurity#threats.
…#Republican Sen #TomCotton, a stalwart backer of #Israel, prodded #CIA Dir Burns & #ODNI Haines to refute allegations that Israel is “exterminating the #Palestinian people” w/its military campaign.
The officials declined to do so. Burns said that while the #Biden admin understands “Israel’s need” to respond to the brutal attack it suffered on Oct7, “I think we all also have to be mindful of the enormous toll that this has taken on innocent #civilians in #Gaza.”
A #mother kissing her dead ten year old #son who was killed in Israel's vicious attack on #civilians yesterday. More than 14400 young #human beings have been #murdered by #criminal#Netanyahu , #Israel & #IDF, and their complicit supporters. The world must stop this!
A #mother kissing her dead ten year old #son who was killed in Israel's vicious attack on #civilians yesterday. More than 14400 young #human beings have been #murdered by #criminal#Netanyahu , #Israel & #IDF, and their complicit supporters. The world must stop this!