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The American administration signed a new arms deal for Israel in conjunction with the killing of foreign aid workers by the occupation forces and the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, while US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to make a phone call, amid tension in relations between Washington and its ally. (America and Israel).
The Washington Post quoted American officials as saying that the Biden administration had signed off on the delivery of thousands of additional bombs to Israel on the same day that Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed 7 World Central Kitchen employees.
The Washington Post added that the deal shows the Biden administration’s determination to continue the flow of lethal weapons to Israel despite the killing of aid workers and the growing calls for the United States to link this support to greater protection of civilians in the Gaza war zone. According to the sources, the deal was made pursuant to authorizations granted by Congress to the State Department years ago. The Washington Post also quoted a US State Department spokesman as saying that the arms deal was approved before the Israeli bombing of aid workers. She added that the deal includes the provision of more than a thousand Mk 82 bombs, each of which weighs 500 pounds, and also includes the provision of more than a thousand small diameter bombs and fuses for the Mk 80 bombs.
On the other hand, Axios reported the expectations of 4 American officials regarding the scheduled call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Officials expected the call to be tense due to Biden’s anger over the killing of World Central Kitchen employees in Gaza. The website also conveyed the fears of American and Israeli officials regarding the attack, which they considered would erase the progress made regarding the flow of aid to Gaza and would exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.
The White House described Biden as feeling anger and pain over the attack, but the president did not make a fundamental change in Washington’s steadfast support for Israel in its conflict in the Gaza Strip. On the other hand, CNN quoted an informed source as saying that the anticipated call was not scheduled in advance, but rather was arranged after the incident of the killing of workers in the World Central Kitchen.
The last conversation between Biden and Netanyahu dates back to last March 18, and also took place in a tense context against the backdrop of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip, which is threatened by famine, and where more than 33,037 Palestinians were killed during 6 months of war.
