Israel’s Defense Ministry today announced a new US aid package worth $8.7 billion (€7.7 billion) “in support of Israel’s continued military effort.”
Negotiations between Israel and the United States concluded in Washington and allocated $3.5 billion (€3.1 billion) for the purchase of war supplies and equipment and $5.2 billion (€4.6 billion) for anti-aircraft defense systems. Including the Iron Dome, according to a Defense Ministry statement.
The announcement comes amid a military escalation between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, as the war in the Gaza Strip rages on for nearly a year since an October 7 attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. In Israeli territory.
In a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York today, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas challenged Israel to “stop the genocide” and “stop supplying weapons” to member states.
“This madness must stop. The whole world is responsible for the suffering of our people in Gaza and the West Bank,” the Palestinian leader declared to thunderous applause as he took the stage at the United Nations for his speech.
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