Pentagon Claims Israeli Weapons Demands Exceed US Capacity

President Joe Biden continues to send weapons despite publicly claiming to oppose Israel's mass killing of Gazans

The US military’s top general said on 29 March that Washington has not been able to provide all the weapons Israel has requested to prosecute its war on Gaza.

“Although we’ve been supporting them with capability, they’ve not received everything they’ve asked for,” said General Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.

“Some of that is because they’ve asked for stuff that we either don’t have the capacity to provide or not willing to provide, not right now,” to maintain readiness levels, Brown added, while speaking at an event hosted by the Defense Writers Group.

Brown's spokesperson later clarified on Thursday that his comments were in reference to “a standard practice before providing military aid to any of our allies and partners.”

The Washington Post reported earlier this month that the US has “quietly approved and delivered more than 100 separate foreign military sales to Israel” since the war began on 7 October.

The shipments include thousands of precision-guided munitions, small-diameter bombs, bunker busters, small arms, and other lethal aid.

Only two approved military sales to Israel have been reported publicly: $106 million worth of tank ammunition and $147.5 million in components needed to make 155 mm shells.

The other 100 weapons shipments had not been reported previously because their dollar amounts were below the threshold needed to require the White House to notify Congress.

The massive weapons transfers come despite public complaints from the White House that Israel is killing huge numbers of Palestinian civilians, refusing to allow aid into Gaza amid a looming famine, and criticism of Israeli threats to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza.

🔗Source: The Cradle

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