United States support for Israel in the Gaza war

U.S. defense secretary Lloyd Austin meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant in the city of Tel Aviv, Israel, 13 October 2023

Following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel and outbreak of the Gaza war, the United States began to send warships and military aircraft into the Eastern Mediterranean and began sending Israel more military supplies.[1]

After an initial period of Western support for the offensive, Israel and the United States became increasingly isolated amid growing worldwide calls for a ceasefire,[2][3][4] with the US vetoing three United Nations Security Council resolutions calling for a humanitarian ceasefire.[5] International rights groups have condemned the U.S. for providing military and diplomatic support to Israel that they say risks complicity in Israeli war crimes.[6][7][8][9]

As the war went on, tensions between the Israeli government and the Biden administration began to grow.[10][11] The US government became more publicly critical of Israel as Palestinian civilian casualties rose and opposition grew. In February 2024, the Biden administration issued a national security directive requiring written assurances from Israel that it was using US-supplied weapons in line with international law. In March 2024, the US began calling for an immediate and sustained ceasefire linked to the release of hostages, and Israel berated the US for allowing a ceasefire resolution to pass at the UN Security Council. The US also voiced its opposition to much of Israel's post-war plan for Gaza.[12] Despite this, however, American weapons transfers to Israel continued moving forward.[13][14]

  1. ^ Copp, Tara (17 October 2023). "Ships, Planes, Weapons, Troops: Here's All the Military Support the U.S. Is Readying for Israel". Time. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023.
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  10. ^ Bateman, Tom (12 March 2024). "Biden and Netanyahu's deepening rift on public display". BBC News.
  11. ^ Setton, Keren (20 March 2024). "US-Israel relations tested as gap between President Biden, Netanyahu widens - analysis". The Jerusalem Post.
  12. ^ Magid, Jacob (24 February 2024). "Netanyahu's post-war plan for Gaza Strip draws cool US reception". The Times of Israel.
  13. ^ Hudson, John (29 March 2024). "U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024.
  14. ^ Pamuk, Humeyra; Ali, Idrees (30 March 2024). "US has agreed to send more bombs and warplanes to Israel, sources say". Reuters.

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