[News] Israeli Government Asked The US For More Weapons
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Report: Israeli Government Asked The US For More Weapons
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During his most recent visit to the US, Israeli Prime Minister
Binyamin Netanyahu requested that the US provide him with Joint
Direct Attack Munition bombs, rockets, aircraft ammunition and other
weapons to vastly increase the "emergency stores" of weapons held by
the US in Israel.
Israeli forces used Joint Direct Attack Munition bombs during its
2006 invasion of Lebanon, and its 2009 assault on Gaza. In both of
these invasions, the Israeli use of these U.S. supplied weapons
resulted in heavy civilian casualties among those attacked by the Israeli army.
The Joint Direct Attack Munition bombs are constructed by the US
weapons manufacturer Boeing, which claims that the bombs are
free-fall bombs converted into guided missiles. Israeli officials say
the bombs are needed for an upcoming prolonged, protracted war that
would extensively utilize the Israeli airforce, according to Israeli sources.
The Israeli sources also claimed that Netanyahu, along with Israeli
Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Defense Ministry Director-General Udi
Shani, have requested on multiple occasions in recent months that the
US government double its so-called 'emergency stores' of weapons
inside Israel in order to prepare for this planned protracted war.
Although the report did not name any country, Israel's recent threats
against Iran make it clear that this is the potential 'protracted
war' that is referenced in these requests.
Currently, the US stores of weapons in Israel are estimated at around
$800 million worth of weapons, but Israel would like the US
government to increase the store to $1.2 billion worth of weapons.
These weapons stores were created by the Obama administration in
December 2009, in preparation for a potential war, or to assist US
forces currently fighting other wars in the Middle East. The US
military is free to use the weapons from these stores as needed, and
Israeli forces can use them with U.S. government permission.
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