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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]
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