US sells $11B worth of weaponry to Israel since start of Gaza war

Israel has purchased $11 billion worth of US weapons since the start of its war on the Gaza strip last Oct. 7, the Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday. “Since Oct. 7, the Mission has achieved an unprecedented $11 billion in Defense acquisitions,” the ministry said in a statement.

The declaration is made alongside Aviram Hasson’s appointment as the new head of Israel’s mission to the US, succeeding Mishel Ben Baruch, who held the position for five years. The purchases contain a third F-35 squadron, tank and armoured vehicle engines, and other combat vehicles. The US also “transported thousands of tons of equipment to Israel via hundreds of flights and dozens of sea shipments, marking the highest procurement volume ever in such a timeframe,”

According to local health authorities, since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip at least 39,445 people have been killed and 91, 073 wounded leaving Gaza in ruins with severe shortage of food, clean water, and medicine due to the Israel border barrier. Israel is facing a genocide case at the International Court of Justice and is still ignoring the UN Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire.