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By Dr. Fatima Ibrahim Al Menoufy

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of nearly $3 billion worth of bombs, demolition kits and other weaponry to Israel, amid truce concerns and while Israel has halted the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza in the month of Ramadan. moreover, it threatened Hamas with more “consequences” if they do not agree to extend the now-ended phase one of their fragile ceasefire agreement according to the American conditions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that “the entry of all goods and supplies to the Gaza Strip will be halted,” accusing Hamas of refusing to accept a framework for the continuation of talks proposed by US special envoy Steve Witkoff.

“Israel will not allow a ceasefire without a release of our hostages,” the statement said. “If Hamas persists in its refusal, there will be additional consequences.”

The US delivered MK-84 bombs to Israel while a ceasefire is in effect 

Last month, while a ceasefire was in effect, and amid the hostages’ exchange, the US delivered 1,800 MK84 bombs to Israel to continue its war crimes. Without any feelings of shame, a shipment of some 1,800 MK-84 bombs has arrived in Israel from the United States after President Donald Trump lifted a freeze on the export of the weapons by the previous administration.  

The Times of Israel reported that Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said: “The munitions shipment that arrived in Israel, released by the Trump administration, represents a significant asset for the Air Force and the IDF and serves as further evidence of the strong alliance between Israel and the United States,”  

The US delivered more weapons to Israel that considers renewing the war in Gaza  

The Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported that the ​​shipment “came in” as the Israeli military “has been considering renewing the war in Gaza in the coming two weeks should Hamas cease delivering hostages according to the phase one deal schedule or should the sides fail to reach a deal for continuing hostage releases in phase two.” 

More massive arms deals while ceasefire in effect and while Trump announced Gaza to be taken over by the United States 

Earlier last month, he US State Department formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7.4 billion in weapons to Israel including thousands of bombs and the US State Department approved a $7.41 billion military sale to Israel of bombs, missiles and related equipment days after president Donald Trump hosted Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. 

The sale included “munitions, guidance kits, fuzes, and munitions support, along with related equipment, for an estimated cost of $ 6.75 billion,” the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement. 

The massive arms sale comes at a critical time, and follows Trump’s posting of a bizarre AI-generated video believed to represent his heavily-criticised ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan, featuring characters who resemble his billionaire adviser Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The AI-generated video included depictions of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sunbathing in Gaza, and imagines scenes of destruction in Gaza transformed into a glitzy Riviera-style resort called “TRUMP GAZA.” 

All these successive events reveal the Zionist intentions, plans and hopes of expansion must be confronted with all strength. We must unite and mobilize all possible resources. We must believe in our ability to defeat the conspirators and use all our resources and investments wisely. Arab investments must be pulled away from the conspirators towards those who deserve them; Arab and muslim countries and the friendly European, Latin American and African countries that have clearly supported the Palestinians and stood firmly and resolutely against the Israeli aggression.