US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
United States Diplomacy Chief Marco Rubio announced the approval of about $ 4 billion – about 3.85 billion euros – in military aid to Israel.
“I signed a statement to use emergency powers to speed up the delivery of approximately $ 4 billion in military aid to Israel,” the US Secretary of State, said on Saturday, said on Saturday Marco Rubio.
Rubio’s emergency declaration allows the State Department prevents the need for approvalThe delivery by the Congress, the US Parliament.
Rubio also recalled that the new president of the United States, Donald Trump, raised an embargo Partial in the sale of weapons to Israel, imposed by the predecessor, Joe Biden.
On January 25, Trump authorized the sending to the Hebrew state of a 1800 MK-84 pumpseach with 900 kilograms, a type of weaponry whose shipping had been banned by Biden.
“The decision to reverse the partial weapons embargo of the Biden government, which improperly retained a series of weapons and ammunition of Israel, is another sign that Israel does not have a more important ally In the White House than President Trump, ”Rubio said in the statement.
Although Biden supported the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip and the provision of weapons, decided to stop sending bombs 900 pounds in May 2024, because they fear they were used in densely populated areas From Rafah, a Palestinian Sul Do Enclave.
The announcement came hours after Israelite government has approved a proposal of the United States on a TROUGE IN GAZA During Ramadão And the Jewish Easter, announced Prime Minister’s office, Benjamin Netanyahu.
This is shortly before the end of the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist Movement Hamas, Without there is still an agreement About a second phase.
The Muslim Festival of Ramadão runs until late March and the Jewish Easter will be celebrated in mid -April.
Trump’s envoy plan, Steve Witkoff, provides that “half of the hostages Israelites captured by Hamas, killed“Be released on the first day of the proposed truce, with the release of the rest to happen at the end, if an agreement on a permanent ceasefire is achieved.”
Israel suspends aid entry into Gaza
Israel announced today the suspension of aid to the Gaza Strip, after denouncing the Hamas Refusal to accept the terms From the US to extend the first phase of the ceasefire at the Palestinian enclave, which he expired on Saturday.
“After the end of the first phase of the hostage agreement, and in the light of Hamas’s refusal to accept the ‘Witkoff plane’ To continue the negotiations with which Israel agreed, Prime Minister Netanyahu decided that, from this morning, all the flow of goods and groceries for the Gaza Strip will cease, ”said Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
The Israelite government has not advanced details about the decision, according to several international news agencies, but warned that “if Hamas continues his refusal, There will be more consequences”.
Hamas classified the Israeli decision as “War crime“.
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to suspend humanitarian aid It is a petty blackmail, a war crime And a flagrant violation of the deal ”of Tremes, said the Palestinian Islamite movement.
The terrorist organization appealed to the “mediators of the international community so that press Israel to retreat in this decision“.
Also today, Hamas required the implementation of the second phase of ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, criticizing the American proposal of a truce until mid-April, accepted by Israel.
The gaza’s conflict began after against Israel on October 7, 2023 and caused 1200 killed in Israel, mostly civiliansand did about 250 hostages, according to Telavive.
Israel’s military offensive in retaliation Already killed more than 48 thousand people e destroyed much of the Palestinian enclaveaccording to the Gaza authorities controlled by Hamas.
