The newspaper says the supply of US weapons to ‘Israel” is ongoing despite repeated massacres and Washington’s claims that it is calling on Israelis to “minimize civilian casualties.”
The United States supplied “Israel” with bunker buster bombs with almost one-tonne of explosive warheads that were used to commit at least one known large massacre in Jabalia last month, The Wall Street Journal said in a report on Friday citing US officials.
This notable increase in arms provision, consisting of about 15,000 bombs and 57,000 artillery shells, commenced following the October 7 Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, and has been ongoing since, the newspaper pointed out.
Among these, the delivery of 100 BLU-109 bunker buster bombs, each weighing 2,000 pounds (~900 kg), marks a significant escalation not previously disclosed by Washington.
The supply operation, which involves airlifting hundreds of millions of dollars in munitions primarily via C-17 military cargo planes from the US to “Tel Aviv”, underscores the complex diplomatic landscape the US President Joe Biden’s administration navigates.
However, while public statements between Biden and other senior officials of his administration, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, call for Israelis to “minimize civilian casualties” as much as possible, the supply of these destructive bombs signals the opposite, which has been clearly seen through the occupation military’s use on the battlefield.
Earlier, it was reported that Washington decided to deliver small smart bombs to “Israel”, in hopes that strikes would decrease civilian deaths, and lower public and diplomatic pressure on the United States regarding its role in the Israeli aggression on Gaza.
Commenting on the transfer of the BLU-109 munitions to the Israeli occupation, Brian Finucane from the International Crisis Group points out a discrepancy, noting, “It seems” that urging Israelis to prevent civilian deaths is “inconsistent with reported exhortations from Secretary Blinken and others to use smaller-diameter bombs.”
Source: AlMayadeen
