2024-05-05 23:27:28
Reports have emerged that the Biden administration temporarily stopped the supply of ammunition to Israel last week.
This was reported by Axios on Sunday, May 5, citing two high-ranking sources in Israel.
The publication notes that this is the first time arms supplies to the Israeli army have been suspended since October 7. The publication’s sources emphasized that this decision has caused serious concern in the Israeli government, which is trying to find out the reasons for the delay.
According to Axios, the White House declined to comment on this event, and there were no official comments from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, the State Department or the Pentagon.
One Israeli source said that “military supplies from the US are continuing at present, perhaps with some delays, but overall the flow continues and we are not aware of any decision to stop it.” At the same time, American sources said that the delay in arms deliveries to Israel was caused solely by logistical reasons.
Earlier, information appeared that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Netanyahu: if the operation in Rafah begins without coordination with the United States, this will affect arms supplies. At the same time, in recent days, Netanyahu has repeatedly stated that the IDF will enter Rafah “in any case, with or without a deal.”
Today, Defense Minister Yoav Galant told fighters in the Gaza Strip that a deal to free the hostages was likely to fail and that this meant a “massive operation in Rafah and other areas of Gaza” was approaching.
Today the Prime Minister made two video messages. The first said that Israel does not intend to end the war in Gaza, since this would be a “capitulation to Hamas,” and the second spoke about the “lessons of the Holocaust,” among which the main one is the understanding that Jews can only defend themselves.
“If we have to fight alone, we will fight alone,” Netanyahu stressed.
Kursor previously reported that Hamas terrorists made a new statement about negotiations in Cairo.