Brown: Some weapons were not delivered to Israel because they might affect the readiness of the US Army (Getty)

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Brown said yesterday, Thursday, that Israel has not received all the weapons it requested, partly because some of them may affect the readiness of the US army, and there are limits to its capabilities.

Brown said in a speech during an event hosted by the Defense Writers Group for defense and security press organizations that “although we support Israel with capabilities, it has not received everything it requested,” explaining that “some of that is because it requested things that we do not have the capacity to provide.” "Or we don't want to present it now."

Later, Brown's spokesman, Navy Capt. Grell Dorsey, said his comments referred to "standard practice before providing military aid to any of our allies and partners."

Dorsey added in a statement, “We are evaluating American stockpiles and any potential impact on our readiness to determine our ability to provide the required assistance,” stressing that there is no change in American policy to provide security assistance to Israel during its war on Hamas.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Washington earlier this week, and the Pentagon said they discussed security assistance to Israel.

Re-evaluation

In a related context, Democratic members of the US House of Representatives called on President Joe Biden to re-evaluate the aid provided to Israel in the event that it carries out a major military operation in Rafah or does not allow sufficient humanitarian aid to flow into the Strip.

The representatives stressed the need to take immediate action by the United States to stop further loss of civilian lives.

Washington provides $3.8 billion in annual military aid to its long-time ally Israel, and the United States is accelerating the delivery of air defenses and munitions to Tel Aviv, but some Democrats and groups of Arab Americans have criticized President Joe Biden's administration's consistent support for Israel, which they say gives it a sense of immunity from... Punishment.

Israel has been waging a war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, resulting in more than 32,000 martyrs and about 75,000 wounded, most of whom are children and women, in addition to widespread destruction of infrastructure and an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

The Israeli attack sparked opposition from within Biden's Democratic Party, prompting thousands to choose "noncommitted" on the party's recent primary election ballot to choose its presidential nominee.

Source: Al Jazeera + Reuters