According to DSCA, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has endorsed the sale of $ 2.5 billion in bombs, warheads and orientation kits, and nearly $ 300 million in other equipment
Os They announced on Friday (28) that they approved the sale of ammunition, excavators and other equipment valued at $ 3 billion ($ 17.5 billion) to Israel, which used American-made weapons in the war on the war . Secretary of State Marco Rubio endorsed the sale of $ 2.5 billion (R $ 14.6 billion) in bombs, warrants and orientation kits, and almost $ 1.75 billion) in excavators and other equipment, the Security and Defense Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement.
This sale “will improve Israel’s ability to face current and future threats, strengthen the defense of its territory and serve as a means of deterrent,” he said. Israel used American weapons in his war against the Palestinian Islamist Movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, interrupted by a truce since January 19. By early February, Trump management had already approved the sale of bombs, ammunition and missiles for a total of $ 7.4 billion (R $ 43 billion in the current price) to Israel. The final phase of the agreement between Israel and Hamas provides for the reconstruction of the devastated Palestinian territory after 15 months of fighting and bombing, a gigantic UN estimated project by more than $ 53 billion ($ 310 billion).
Trump, Israel’s firm ally, launched the idea that the United States take control of the Gaza Strip to reconstruct it and turn it into the “Middle East Riviera” when its inhabitants leave, which could be taken to Egypt and Jordan, according to his proposal. The idea was well-made by the Israeli far right, but rejected by the Arab countries and most western countries, with the UN even warning that it would be an “ethnic cleaning” in Gaza.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Victor Oliveira
