Washington provides Israel with the strongest possible military, intelligence, and diplomatic support (Getty)
An Israeli newspaper revealed - today, Monday - the arrival of about 35,000 tons of weapons and ammunition, most of them from the United States, on board more than 300 planes and about 50 ships, since the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on October 7 last.
"Israel Today" explained that a small portion of the shipments came from several countries, but the main supplier was and remains the United States, adding that the arms shipments and "clear American support allowed the Israeli army to fight in Gaza during the past five months, while maintaining its readiness for war in the north." Against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The newspaper added that senior security officials are “concerned” about the possibility of the United States slowing down the sending of arms shipments to Israel, in light of the growing tension between the two governments over Gaza.
It quoted unnamed Israeli sources as saying, “Since the beginning of the war, there has been no slowdown in sending arms shipments, but recent days have witnessed increasing concerns about their supplies amid harsh disagreements between senior officials in the administration of US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”
The sources added that the United States may ostensibly carry out its business as usual, but in reality it is slowing down the sending of shipments by creating many bureaucratic obstacles without explicitly saying that it is delaying delivery.
She pointed out that the concern of the Israeli security establishment "has been increasing in recent days about sending weapons and ammunition, amid what appears to be a shift in the policy of the White House, which is trying to distinguish between its support for Israel" and the Israelis, and its "support for the Netanyahu government."
"Israel Today" said that the dispute between the two parties revolves around several issues, but according to informed sources, the main reason for the escalation in rhetoric is the complete lack of trust between the Biden administration and the Netanyahu government, which has not yet issued any official statement regarding the volume of weapons and ammunition it has received since October 7. October 2023.
She stressed that Israel's dependence on the United States is not limited to arms shipments only, as it also depends on its support at the United Nations by using its veto power in the UN Security Council against any move to stop the war permanently.
Since the outbreak of the war, Washington has provided Tel Aviv with the strongest military, intelligence, and diplomatic support possible, even in light of what appear to be disagreements between Biden and Netanyahu regarding the huge number of civilian casualties, and Tel Aviv’s restrictions on bringing humanitarian aid into the Palestinian Strip, as well as the future of Gaza after the war.
Israel restricts the access of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian Strip, where about 2.3 million people live, causing a scarcity of supplies of food, water, medicine, and fuel, and creating a famine that has claimed the lives of children and the elderly, in light of the presence of about two million displaced people in the Strip, which has been under siege for 17 years.
Source: Al Jazeera + agencies