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The US has given Israel around 15,000 bombs, including 100 BLU-109, 2,000-pound bunker busters, and about 57,000 artillery shells since Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel on October 7, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The WSJ report observed that the Biden administration is walking a diplomatic tightrope as it continues to supply hundreds of millions of dollars worth of arms to the Jewish state while also urging it to do its best to avoid excessive civilian casualties.
“President Biden and I have been clear,” US Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Saturday. "Israel has a right to defend itself and we will remain steadfast in that conviction. President Biden and I have also been clear: As Israel defends itself, it matters how.”
The WSJ report observed that the Biden administration is walking a diplomatic tightrope as it continues to supply hundreds of millions of dollars worth of arms to the Jewish state while also urging it to do its best to avoid excessive civilian casualties.
“President Biden and I have been clear,” US Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Saturday. "Israel has a right to defend itself and we will remain steadfast in that conviction. President Biden and I have also been clear: As Israel defends itself, it matters how.”
US sends Israel thousands of 'bunker busters,' bombs for Gaza war
The US has given Israel 100 one-ton "bunker buster" bombs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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