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Critics have called on Biden to freeze US arms sales as leverage against Israel to halt its military operations. [6] The Leahy Act, prohibiting aid to foreign military units involved in crimes, and Section 620(I) of the Foreign Assistance Act, states that no aid shall be provided to any government that "prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of ...
As part of a record $38 billion agreement over ten years negotiated under former US President Barack Obama in 2016, US military aid to Israel exceeded $3.8 billion in 2023. Of the $3.8 billion in military aid given to Israel this year, half a billion was for Israel's missile defense.
Gallup Poll showing US change from majority approval (Nov. 2023) to majority disapproval (March 2024) of Israeli military action in Gaza. [21]A June 2024 poll shows that about 70 percent of Democrats and 35 percent of Republicans support conditions on military aid to Israel, but the disconnect between what voters want and what the Biden administration is doing seems to be widening by the time.
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a close Biden ally, came out for the first time Thursday in support of putting conditions on U.S. military aid to Israel if it decides to go into Rafah without making ...
Biden's speech also touched on the Middle East less than two weeks before the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, when militants killed more than 1,200 Israelis and took ...
September 26, 2024 at 5:19 PM. Israel announced Thursday that it had reached agreement with the U.S. for an $8.7 billion aid package to support ongoing military efforts. The funding for the ...
More than 32,900 people have died in Gaza since the war began, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. About 1,200 people in Israel were killed on Oct. 7, according to the Israeli government.
[394] Following the killing of World Central Kitchen workers, U.S. president Joe Biden stated, "Israel has not done enough to protect aid workers". [395] In a call with Netanyahu, Rishi Sunak stated, "Far too many aid workers and ordinary civilians have lost their lives in Gaza and the situation is increasingly intolerable". [396]