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French president Emmanuel Macron, however, issued a statement on X that read: “Deep indignation at the images coming from Gaza where civilians have been targeted by Israeli soldiers. I express my strongest condemnation of these shootings and call for truth, justice, and respect for international law.”
Under pressure from Democratic senators, the Biden administration has given the Israeli government a month to “sign a document stating that any arms will be used only in line with international humanitarian law”, as per a Guardian report.
The US stance is crucial because Israel is hugely reliant on US weapons. A Reuters report dated 16 February quoting the Wall Street Journal stated that the Biden administration was preparing to send a fresh supply of bombs and other weapons apparently worth “tens of millions of dollars” to Israel, even as the US pushed for a ceasefire in Gaza.
In late-December 2023, US secretary of state Antony Blinken cited an ’emergency situation’ to approve the sale of 155 mm artillery shells and related equipment to Israel without Congressional review, according to media reports.
The Pentagon said Israel had requested for fuses, primers and charges to be added to a previous request for 155 mm shells. The estimated total value of the sale was $147.5 million, and it came close on the heels of a 9 December approval — once again bypassing Congressional review — for the sale of about 14,000 tank shells to Israel.
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