Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has requested that President Joe Biden make an urgent request for urgent arms shipments to Israel.
The charm, made in a text, highlights a stalled shift of 2, 000-pound explosives, halted for decades due to human privileges concerns. But, McCaul pointed out that now is the right time to take action given the growing regional conflicts, according to Reuters.
” I urge you to work today to ensure all arms supplies to Israel, including 2, 000-pound weapons, are expedited to help our ally”, McCaul wrote in the email.
” We all wish Israel did certainly have these larger weapons, but they are technically necessary”, McCaul’s email highlighted. He made reference to the actuality that both Hamas and Hezbollah use broad underground tanks and caverns, making it necessary to use weapons capable of piercing reinforced structures. 2, 000-pound weapons, which McCaul mentioned, are still ready for shipment but still need clearing.
Issues raised earlier this year about casualties causing civilian deaths in thickly populated Gaza result in the pause, which has now stretched over four decades. These weapons, designed to pull through solid concrete and steel, could wreak havoc in metropolitan areas. Human rights organizations have been outspoken in urging restraint and abolition of the use of such heavy weapons in areas where residents could bear the brunt of the effect.
But, McCaul is not alone in his calling. Numerous Republicans have urged the Biden administration to reconsider its position on stopping explosive supplies, arguing that Israel’s security and its proper position in the region should arrive first.
” Help these weapons, which are ready to deliver, to be sent to Israel immediately”, McCaul said. His appeal comes amid worries about an expanding fight, with Iran’s missile barrage and Hezbollah’s involvement raising the possibility of a wider geographical conflict.
Israel has been engaged in a bloody battle with Hamas in Gaza for decades, but more recently, Israeli forces have turned their attention toward the north as Hezbollah roles are being taken down in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah, backed by Iran, has been a longtime attack of Israel. With Iran firing over 180 nuclear rockets at Israel earlier this year, the fragile truce appears to be on the verge of collapse. The Israeli authorities has sworn a violent retaliation.
The Biden administration, for its part, has remained motionless on McCaul’s email thus far. The White House may immediately have to make a difficult decision as the Middle East’s condition worsens and Republicans in Congress become more vocal.
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