{"id":2244694,"date":"2024-05-14T21:34:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-greenlights-1-billion-weapon-shipment-to-israel-week-after-withholding-bombs\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T21:37:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:37:40","slug":"biden-greenlights-1-billion-weapon-shipment-to-israel-week-after-withholding-bombs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-greenlights-1-billion-weapon-shipment-to-israel-week-after-withholding-bombs\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden approves $1 billion weapon shipment to Israel after previously holding back bombs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-greenlights-1-billion-weapon-shipment-to-israel-week-after-withholding-bombs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2244694&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden \u2064administration announced approval of a $1 billion weapon shipment to Israel, following a conditional hold based on Israeli actions. The\u200c package includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-to-a-bad-start-putin-schools-biden-with-one-phone-call\/\" title=\"Off to a Bad START: Putin Schools Biden with One Phone Call\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-mlb-team-changing-offensive-name-after-105-years\/\" title=\"Report: MLB Team Changing \u2018Offensive\u2019 Name After 105 Years\">offensive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-audio-of-joe-biden-telling-black-civil-rights-leaders-he-wont-go-all-in-on-executive-orders-to-appease-the-far-left-infuriates-progressives\/\" title=\"Leaked Audio of Joe Biden Telling Black Civil Rights Leaders He Won\u2019t Go All in on Executive Orders to Appease the Far Left Infuriates Progressives\">weapons<\/a><\/a> like \u200dtank ammunition and\u200d tactical\u200c vehicles. This decision, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">confirmed<\/a> by\u2062 the Washington\u2062 Examiner and Wall Street\u200c Journal, aligns with President Biden&#8217;s commitment to Israel&#8217;s defense, as\u200d reinforced by national security adviser \u200cJohn Kirby.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden administration\">Biden administration<\/a> announced its approval of a $1 billion weapon shipment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden administration\">Israel<\/a> just one week after President Joe Biden announced he would withhold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-seizes-iranian-weapons-shipment-as-biden-administration-seeks-new-deal\/\" title=\"Navy Seizes Iranian Weapons Shipment as Biden Administration Seeks New Deal\">weapons shipment<\/a> if Israel launched an offensive into Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>The administration notified Congress of the move on Tuesday, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> independently confirmed. <\/p>\n<p>Officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/biden-moves-forward-on-1-billion-in-new-arms-for-israel-844b761c?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> that the package includes offensive weapons, including $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles, and $60 million in mortar rounds. Additional steps must be taken before the weapons are approved and delivered.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ramez Habboub)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The move was foreshadowed by national security adviser John Kirby, speaking with reporters last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Biden]<strong> <\/strong>also said yesterday that he will continue to ensure that Israel has all of the military means it needs to defend itself against all of its enemies, including Hamas,\u201d he said. \u201cFor him, this is very straightforward: He\u2019s going to continue to provide Israel with all of the capabilities it needs, but he does not want certain categories of American weapons used in a particular type of operation in a particular place. And again, he has been clear and consistent with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kirby further clarified that Israel has not yet launched a Rafah operation that crosses Biden\u2019s red line. Biden said last week he would withhold specific 2,000-pound bombs from Israel if the country expanded operations into Rafah, where Palestinian refugees have fled due to the war.<\/p>\n<p>Israel began an offensive into Rafah last week, which has continued with airstrikes and ground operations. It\u2019s unclear what Biden\u2019s red line regarding Rafah is.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) signaled that the lower chamber was satisfied with Biden\u2019s action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important for us to express again the will of Congress on the matter and so I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll be changing what we do on the legislation,\u201d he told reporters Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s move to approve another major weapons shipment is likely to lose Biden the goodwill he received from progressive Democratic allies after his announcement that offensive weapons would be withheld, which in turn drew him ire from Republicans and pro-Israel Democrats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden has attempted to balance the passions of pro-Israel Democrats with the vehement opposition of pro-Palestinian Democrats during Israel\u2019s campaign in Gaza. The invasion of Rafah has emerged as a new flashpoint, with the Biden administration repeatedly warning Israel of the consequences if it launches an all-out assault on the area.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cami Mondeaux and Naomi Lim contributed to this report<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration greenlights a $1 billion weapon shipment to Israel, reversing a previous decision to withhold weapons following Israeli actions in Rafah. 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