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According to the Wall Street Journal, this is the largest military assistance that the US has provided to the Israeli regime since the start of the Gaza war on October 7th.
Since World War II, the Israeli regime has benefited more from US military aid than any other country, and both Republican and Democratic parties have supported it for a long time.
Since the Israeli military attack on Gaza, the Biden administration has announced its military aid to Israel publicly at least twice.
In December, the Biden administration agreed to transfer nearly 14,000 tanks and equipment to Israel, worth more than $106 million, and the delivery of 155 mm artillery shells and related equipment worth more than $147 million.
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In both cases, the White House passed the congressional objection for their approval by citing the Presidential Emergency Act.
Also, the US government officials have reported more than 100 other military aid items to Congress, but since the value of each aid was less than the minimum cost set by the law to inform Congress, they were not reported separately.
In nearly 7 months since the war in Gaza, US-made weapons have been widely used by the Israeli regime forces in Gaza. According to the available reports, many of the weapons used in Gaza include 450 or 900 kg bombs such as Mark 84 bombs.
In March, the Biden administration allowed the transfer of 1,800 900 kg bombs and 500 225 kg Mark 84 bombs. While selling these bombs was approved by Congress several years ago, they were not delivered until last month.
In recent years, US military aid budgets to Israel have been defined in the framework of 10-year memorandums, and the last memorandum was signed in 2016, according to which Washington committed to provide 38 billion dollars in military aid to Israel between the fiscal years of 2019 and 2028.
Most US military aid to Israel is defined as the "Foreign Military Financing" program, which provides grants to the Israeli regime for the purchase of US military goods and services.
The US also contributes about 500 million dollars annually for joint missile defense systems.
The US military aid to Israel, along with its political and economic aid, has always been one of the main factors of the regime's warmongering and expansionism, which at the same time played a major role in the failure of peace talks, including the two-state plan solution and the prolongation of crisis in West Asia.
Now, after the Gaza war, the US has become the main partner in the crimes of Netanyahu's right-wing government, and its hands are clearly stained with the blood of the Palestinian people.
With the provision of military and security aid of 26 billion dollars amid the Gaza war, the US participation in the crimes of the Zionist regime will increase even more, because of this aid, the warmongering and fascist government of Netanyahu will avoid ceasefire talks even more. 219
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