State department signs off on bombs and missiles sales that the US claims would help Israel ‘defend its borders’

The United States has announced the approval of the sale of more than $7.4bn in bombs, missiles and related equipment to Israel, which has used American-made weapons to devastating effect during the war in Gaza.

The state department has signed off on the sale of $6.75bn in bombs, guidance kits and fuses, in addition to $660m in Hellfire missiles, according to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

The proposed sale of the bombs “improves Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serves as a deterrent to regional threats”, the DSCA said in a statement.

    • IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      America gives Israel free money. Israel uses that money to “buy” whichever American weapons they want. Example:

      Israel says it has secured $8.7 billion U.S. aid package

      This is a good overview of cost:

      From Iron Dome to F-15s: US provides 70% of Israel’s war costs

      The U.S. government has spent at least $22.76 billion on military aid to Israel from October 7, 2023, to September 30 of this year - (2024 in article)

        • IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          The US does not need their 2.000 pound bombs battle tested on refugee camps. Especially when Ukraine could have used those weapons.

          The Houthi blockade was directly related to Israel. The Houthis started blocking ships of every country complicit in the genocide.

          Say do you think Israel is committing genocide by the way?

        • secretlyaddictedtolinux@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 month ago

          I think the poster’s post was not about this specific instance, but about the bigger picture. If someone gives you 20 dollars in food aid and then you buy 20 dollars in oranges from them, is it a sale or is it really more of a gift just masquerading as a sale? I think that was the poster’s point, not whether the particular article refers to something actually gifted versus paid for.