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.”
Israel has a right to defend itself. As Israel does so, it matters how. Too many innocent Palestinians have been killed. As Israel pursues its military objectives in Gaza, we believe Israel must do more to protect innocent civilians. pic.twitter.com/2LRNGESU8N
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) December 3, 2023
In her address, the vice-president stated the need for international humanitarian law to be respected and that too many innocent Palestinian civilians have already been killed.
According to the Journal, included in the US-supplied ordnance to Israel are more than 5,000 Mk82 “dumb” (unguided) bombs, over 5,400 Mk84 2,000-pound warhead bombs, about 1,000 GBU-39 small diameter bombs, and roughly 3000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits,witch turn “dumb bombs” into precision-guided missiles.
