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By March US had approved more than 100 arms sales to Israel. [13] On 30 March, the White House authorized $2.5 billion in weapons transfers to Israel. [14] In April, Biden signed a $95bn security package which included around $17bn in military aid for Israel. [15] On 16 May, Biden notified Congress about a $1 billion arms sale to Israel. [16]
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Wounded child at Al-Shifa Hospital As a result of the Gaza war, children have been disproportionately impacted in the Gaza Strip, where 40% of the population is 14 or under. In November 2023, UNICEF reported that more than 700,000 children in Gaza were displaced. A dire humanitarian crisis, with ...
Children were disproportionately impacted by Israel's attack on Gaza. [97] On 13 November, UNICEF stated more than 700,000 children in Gaza were displaced. [98] The Palestine Red Crescent Society stated displaced children were suffering, due to power outages, lack of basic essentials, and "scenes of pain and fear."
Even so, the $17.9 billion spent since Oct. 7, 2023, in inflation-adjusted dollars, is by far the most military aid sent to Israel in one year. The U.S. committed to providing billions in military assistance to Israel and Egypt each year when they signed their 1979 U.S.-brokered peace treaty, and an agreement since the Obama administration set ...
Miller said the results so far were "not good enough" but stressed that the 30-day period had not elapsed. ... Section 620i of the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act prohibits military aid to countries ...
In the six months since then, Israel responded by invading and bombarding Gaza, killing a reported 33,000 Palestinians, a majority women and children, according to the United Nations.
Israel began a wide military offensive in northern Gaza earlier this month. Thomas-Greenfield said on Oct. 16 that Washington was watching to ensure Israel's actions on the ground show it does not ...
As part of a record $38 billion agreement over ten years negotiated under former US President Barack Obama in 2016, US military aid to Israel exceeded $3.8 billion in 2023. Of the $3.8 billion in military aid given to Israel this year, half a billion was for Israel's missile defense.