First planeload of US AMMUNITION arrives in Israel to help arm massive ground assault on Gaza and more interceptors for Iron Dome may also be on board
- Israel Defense Ministry released video of planeload of weapons arriving
- It landed at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel on Tuesday evening
The first load of American weapons landed in Israel on Tuesday evening, as the Israeli Defense Forces prepare for a ground invasion of Gaza.
Hundreds of thousands of Israeli soldiers are massing with military hardware around the 141-square mile territory, which has been pounded for days by airstrikes.
The U.S. has promised to surge ammunition and interceptors for Israel’s Iron Dome after Hamas terrorists swarmed out of Gaza, killing at last 1,200 people.
‘The first plane carrying U.S. armaments has since arrived at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel this evening,’ the IDF tweeted last night.
‘The cooperation between our militaries is a key part of ensuring regional security and stability in times of war.’
Hours before the first load of assistance arrived, President Joe Biden outlined his support for Israel and described Hamas’s attack on Saturday as ‘an act of sheer evil.’
‘For 75 years Israel has stood soon as the only guarantor of the security of Jewish people around the world, so that the atrocities of the past could never happen again,’ he said.
‘Let there be no doubt: The United States has Israel’s back. We will make sure the Jewish and democratic state of Israel can defend itself today tomorrow, as we always have.’
Soon after, his National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that Biden had ordered ammunition and interceptors be sent to Israel.
‘At his direction, the United States has surged ammunition and interceptors for Iron Dome,’ he said
‘And the president spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu just a little while ago to talk about additional capabilities that Israel will need.
‘And he pledged that American planes will be landing in Israel with those capabilities in the days ahead.’
And Biden dispatched Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the region.
Boeing is also reported to be accelerating delivery of 1,000 smart bombs.
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Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 9, 2023
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President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the fourth time since the attacks Wednesday
The Israeli Air Force flew the 250-pound bombs to Israel after being picked up at US Air Force base, according to Fox News. The arms are part of a 2021 deal to supply Israel with military hardware.
Meanwhile, the State Department said the U.S. death toll in the Hamas attack had risen to 22.
And Israel former an emergency war cabinet and unity government, as it considers its response to the attacks.
Netanyahu reached a deal with Benny Gantz, head of the center-right opposition National Unity party.
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