The sources argued that the US Congress is coordinating the issue with the White House as lawmakers seek to link the Israel aid package with assistance to Ukraine and Taiwan, as well as funds to fortify the US-Mexico border.
The claims come after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Congress mulls providing the Israeli regime with replacement ammunition for the Iron Dome air defense system, precision-guided bombs, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits to turn standard bombs into precision ones and 155-mm shells, sputnik reported.
The Israeli military said last week that a US aircraft had landed in Israel with the first shipment of American ammunition for Tel Aviv since the October 7 escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict.
Israel launched the war on Gaza on October 7 after the Palestinian Hamas resistance group waged a surprise attack, dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, against the occupying entity.
Hamas said that its operation came in response to Israel’s violations at the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East al-Quds and growing Israeli violence.
Nearly 2,800 Palestinians have been killed and 10,000 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Health Ministry said.
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