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The Biden administration is preparing to send bombs and other weapons to Israel that would add to its military arsenal even as the U.S. pushes for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, according to current and former U.S. officials.

The proposed arms delivery includes roughly a thousand each of MK-82 bombs, KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munitions that add precision guidance to bombs, and FMU-139 bomb fuses, the officials said. The arms are estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars. The proposed delivery is still being reviewed internally by the administration, a U.S. official said, and the details of the proposal could change before the Biden administration notifies congressional committee leaders who would need to approve the transfer.

The planned weapons transfer comes during a crucial moment in the war in Gaza as Israel prepares to launch an assault on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where more than one million Palestinians are sheltering from the war. Israel has said it needs to expand its military offensive in the area to attack Hamas militants hiding among civilians who have fled there from other areas of the strip.

An assessment of the proposed arms transfer drafted by the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, and viewed by The Wall Street Journal, said the Israeli government requested “rapid acquisition of these items for the defense of Israel against continued and emerging regional threats.”

The assessment said there were no potential human rights concerns with the sale. “Israel takes effective action to prevent gross violations of human rights and to hold security forces responsible that violate those rights. In the past, Israel has been a transparent partner in U.S. investigations into allegations of defense article misuse,” the assessment says.

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[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] bartolomeo@suppo.fi -5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What does "holocaust" mean in this meme? IIUC holocaust refers only to the Jewish victims of Nazi genocide. It's neither funny nor appropriate to suggest that would happen again.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Holocaust: a sacrifice in which the offering was burned completely on an altar

Or in this case: Using bombs which explode (fire) to mass murder people as a sacrifice for Zionism.

Also israel is already committing Genocide not sure where you've been the past 4 months.

[–] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 3 points 8 months ago

Alright thanks for clearing that up. I'd never heard that definition of holocaust.