According to reports from multiple media outlets, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet on Sunday that there has been a “dramatic drop” in U.S. weapons deliveries for Israel’s war effort in Gaza — and it started four months ago.
“[C]ertain items arrived sporadically but the munitions at large remained behind,” Bibi told his Cabinet.
From The New York Post:
The spat highlights how high tensions have surged between Israel and Washington over the war in Gaza, particularly surrounding the Israeli military’s conduct in the beleaguered territory and the harm to civilian life there.
President Biden has delayed delivering certain heavy bombs since May over those concerns, but his administration fought back last week against Netanyahu’s charges that other shipments had also been affected.
Netanyahu told the Cabinet that he was driven to release a video in English last week after weeks of unsuccessful pleas with American officials to speed up deliveries.
He said a resolution appeared close.
“In light of what I have heard over the past day, I hope and believe that this matter will be solved soon,” he said, without elaborating.
More over at The Hill:
Netanyahu again claims that Israel saw a ‘dramatic drop’ in US arms shipments https://t.co/u5uoL5RaPE
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