According to Reuters, the approved transfer includes 1,000 MK82 bombs weighing more than 200 kg, more than 1,000 small-diameter bombs and MK80 bomb fuses.
According to the agency, the consent was issued on Monday. The same day in the employees' car World Central Kitchen (WCK) hit Israelski missile just after the vehicle crossed border of the northern Gaza Strip. The organization's employees traveling in the vehicle helped deliver the aid that arrived from Cyprus. He turned out to be one of the victims Pole – 35-year-old Damian Soból.
“The American official assured that the Israeli raid took place much later, after the arms transfer was approved,” writes Reuters. He adds that, according to the representative of the American administration, Monday's decision was issued on the basis of permits to send weapons to Israel approved much earlier.
White House: The president has made clear that Israel must implement a series of steps
Thursday White House issued a statement regarding the telephone conversation between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
“President Biden made clear that Israel must announce and implement a series of concrete (…) and measurable steps to address harm to civilians, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers. He explained that U.S. policy toward Gaza will be determined based on our assessment of Israel's immediate actions,” he wrote White House in the message.
During a conversation lasting less than half an hour, Biden emphasized that it is necessary to achieve an immediate ceasefire to stabilize and improve the situation for civilians. He also called on Netanyahu to enable his negotiators to immediately reach an agreement to release the hostages held by Hamas. The leaders also discussed Iran's threats following the raid on the Iranian consulate in Damascus attributed to Israel. Biden declared support for Israel in the face of these threats, it was reported.
Antony Blinken: If we don't see change, our politics will change
During the leaders' conversation on Thursday, the party made a clear and public suggestion for the first time US authorities, that their policy towards Israel may change and that it depends on the actions taken by the authorities in Tel Aviv. More and more calls for the president to condition support for Israel Democrats in Congress. He presented the situation even more clearly US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the press conference at headquarters NATO in Brussels.
– If we don't see the changes we want to see, there will be changes in our politics – he said. He added that the attack on WCK employees was not the first, but “must be the last” such incident.
When asked what potential changes he was talking about, the spokesman said National Security Council John Kirby He refused to give a clear answer. However, he admitted that the US is frustrated with Israel's policy.
– The President made it clear to the Prime Minister that if there were no changes on the issue protection of civilians, the lack of movement toward a ceasefire and the delivery of more aid, will rethink its policy choices regarding Gaza, Kirby said. He also noted that the US commitment to support Israel's defense “remains ironclad.”
He added that the US expects Israel to announce appropriate changes “in the coming hours and weeks.”
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