Foreign Minister Marco Rubio summoned “emergency authorities” to bypass Congress and send $ 4 billion of weapons to Israel, which is the second time in the Trump administration’s administration, the congressional approval process to send weapons to the country.
Mr. Rubio did not explain in statement Announcing the decision on Saturday, why was he used the emergency authority. He only said that the Trump administration will continue to use all the tools available to fulfill America’s long -term commitment to Israel’s security, including means to counter security threats.
Foreign Ministry officials told the congressional committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate reviewing foreign arms sales about the emergency declaration on Friday. At least one official from Congress has expressed a special warning to overcome the review.
Many of the munitions that will be sent to Israel were reviewed in Congress. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that he spoke frankly about sensitive arms deals.
Pentagon Details of this sale announced To Israel on Friday. The advertisement lists many of the possible grenade mixture that will be delivered, including more than 35,000 bomb 2000 pounds.
It was Israel Duclotation of 2000 bombs In Gaza, a thick tape of 2 million people is around the size of Las Vegas. American military officers said that the bombs are not suitable for urban fighting.
President Joseph R. Biden Junior has several orders from bombs to Israel, then he blocked one shipment last summer while Israel was ready to attack a sheet, which is a point of refuge for many displaced Palestinians. Israel destroyed a lot of his shelf anyway, and the White House Trump She released the shipment Days after President Trump took office in late January.
Israel announced on Sunday that it was Stop all human goods and aid In Gaza, in a pressure campaign to obtain Hamas to accept a temporary extension of the ceasefire, which has just ended. Most of the aid is groups and governments outside Israel, and some legal experts said that Israel’s stoppage is violating international law.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Israel said that the proposal to extend the ceasefire was the idea of Steve Witkev, President Trump’s private envoy to the Middle East. Hamas insisted that Israel is seriously involved in talks about a permanent truce during the ceasefire, which has just passed, which Israel did not do.
Hamas still holds dozens of Israeli hostages who were kidnapped in October 2023, when about 1,200 Israelis were killed in an attack led by Hamas in southern Israel. Then the Israeli army attacked Gaza, killing nearly 50,000 Palestinians, according to estimates of the Ministry of Health in Gaza. Most people who were killed on both sides were civilians.
In addition to a 2 billion dollar bombs, other military equipment that will be sent to Israel under the emergency licensing bulldozers, and more bombs and GPS routers to be installed on unguided or “stupid” bombs.
The Related Congress Committee – the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – made an unofficial review of the equipment. During this process, assistants and legislators can ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs questions about requests before submitting approval. The administration usually expects that the unofficial review of Israel will continue to do not exceed 20 days.
In early February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Except the informal review of Congress To announce that she was sending 8 billion dollars in weapons to Israel, which was approved by the Biden administration.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the leadership of Mr. Biden, led by Anthony J. Plinken, the committees on this package in early January. Three senior Republican and Democratic officials approved the committees on the package during the 20 -day informal review period. But one of the Democratic actors, Gregory W. Mix from New York, wanted to continue the review, prompting the Trump administration to overcome full approval days after he met Mr. Trump and Mr. Netanyahu at the White House.
A statement on Saturday, issued by Mr. Rubio, claimed that the Trump administration has approved the 8 billion dollars to Israel, in the packet. I grew up with the Biden administration.
The statement also confirmed that Mr. Rubio’s decision regarding $ 4 billion of weapons and equipment reflects the Biden administration, “The Banning of Partial Weapons” over Israel. In fact, Mr. Biden and Mr. Blinken agreed to almost all Israel’s weapons orders.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not comment on any of the assurances.
Mr. Blinken blocked licenses for Israel Purchase of 24,000 US -made offensive rifles It is American companies for fear of helping to escalate violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank. This year, the oath is under the leadership of Mr. Rubio Congress To review an at least one request from Israel to obtain a license to buy 5,000 rifles.
During the first period of Mr. Trump, the administration The emergency declaration required To overcome Congress to send weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
