During a meeting with families of kidnapped soldiers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was preparing to send troops into the southern Gaza city.
The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians. The new arms packages include more than 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, according to Pentagon and State Department officials familiar with the matter.
The development underscores that while rifts have emerged between the United States and Israel over the war’s conduct, the Biden administration views weapons transfers as off limits when considering how to influence the actions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We have continued to support Israel’s right to defend itself,” said a White House official. “Conditioning aid has not been our policy.” Some Democrats, including allies of President Biden, say the U.S.
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