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- 01.11.2023 08:10:00
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Republicans in the House of Representatives of the US Congress have prepared and submitted a bill providing Israel with $14.3 billion in aid to fight the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas.
$4 billion for David's Sling and Iron Dome defense systems, writes The Hill.
The initiative is one of the first pieces of legislation announced by House Speaker-elect Mike Johnson last week. The draft law will be considered at the meeting to be held on November 1, it was added.
The draft law may not be adopted
The delivery of this aid package includes funding cuts as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which Democrats have been pushing for and includes tax, health and climate protection measures. says The Hill.
In addition, earlier Mike Johnson said that the financing of aid to Ukraine and Israel will be carried out separately, not within the framework of one bill. Now the new package of support for Israel presented by the Republicans contradicts the old strategy. Both of these facts may make it difficult to pass the bill, the newspaper writes.
At the moment, members of both parties and both houses of the US Congress emphasize the importance of supporting Israel in the fight against the terrorist group Hamas. A few days ago, after Johnson was elected speaker, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a pro-Israel resolution.
John Kirby, the White House National Security Council's strategic communications coordinator, said: "We do not believe that a ceasefire is the right solution at this time. "Currently, the ceasefire will only benefit Hamas." Also, it is necessary to pay attention to "ceasefires" in order to provide assistance to the civilians in the Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid, the representative of the White House added.
