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‘israel’ already has enough ammo for Rafah assault – study (updated)

Muhammad Amin

“israel” will probably be able to proceed with a Rafah invasion using its store of heavy bombs and ammunition already stockpiled, a study by The Guardian says.

That means any threats by US president Joe Biden to cut off supplies if “israel” invades Rafah are already too late to curb the Nazi state’s ability to murder civilians.

US officials told Congress in March that more than 100 military sales had been made to Israel since 7 October, and one US thinktank reported the Pentagon had “sometimes struggled to find sufficient cargo aircraft to deliver the systems” because the stockpiles waiting to be shipped over were so large.

Under a 10-year agreement with “israel”, signed by Barack Obama in 2016 – which has two more years to go – $3.3bn a year in arms can be supplied, plus $500m a year for air defence systems. Congress also approved a further $13bn worth of military aid last month, including $5.2bn for air defences.

The US is careful to keep shipments below disclosable limits and can rely on old congressional approvals, sometimes dating back many years, to send arms without the need for fresh authorisation.

But, how many bombs and other ammunition does the “israeli” government have stockpiled? It has had open access to the US’s own stockpile in “israel”, containing $4.4bn worth of munitions as well.

“In the short term, Israel is almost certainly able to go ahead, if it chooses to, with its threatened offensive in Rafah, despite the acute humanitarian crisis it is almost certain to cause among the million Palestinians desperately sheltering there. But that would risk deepening the military supply rift with the US,” The Guardian concludes.

The “Israeli” offence force said yesterday it had enough to launch an assault on Rafah: “The IDF has armaments for the missions it is planning, including missions in Rafah. We have what we need,” IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said.

Zionist media also believed they had enough, saying that might change if a major confrontation with Hezbollah in the north breaks out.

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