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Netanyahu blamed ammunition shortages on a weapons embargo partly imposed by the U.S., linking it to IDF deaths and calling for $110 billion investment in domestic arms production.
- Speaking at a joint press conference with Hostage Coordinator Gal Hirsch, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli soldiers died due to ammunition shortages, partly caused by an alleged embargo.
- U.S. arms policy shifted, with restrictions later easing under President Donald Trump after the Biden administration held back some heavy arms while pledging to supply other weapons.
- Detailing battlefield conditions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said fighting in booby-trapped houses forced close combat without enough ammunition and `Heroes fell` as Israel `paid very heavy prices`.
- To prevent a repeat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a $110 billion domestic arms investment and said he intends to end $4 billion annual U.S. security aid within a decade.
- Netanyahu's comments came amid growing political pressure at home as Biden administration officials decried the remarks and the return of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili adds tension to Israeli domestic politics.
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Netanyahu Blames IDF Losses on Biden - News From Antiwar.com
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Jerusalem press conference on Tuesday, January 27, that Israeli soldiers died in Gaza because the United States imposed an “arms embargo” during Joe Biden’s presidency that left the Israel Defense Forces short of ammunition. Netanyahu said the alleged embargo ended when President…
Netanyahu alleges that Israeli soldiers died because Biden-era arms 'embargo' meant they 'didn't have enough ammunition'
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged in comments on Tuesday that Israeli soldiers died during the war in Gaza because of a Biden-era “embargo” on weaponry. “We paid a very heavy price in the war,” Netanyahu said during an appearance in Jerusalem. “Part of it is that at a certain point, we simply didn’t have enough ammunition, and people fell, heroes fell. Part of the loss of ammunition was also a result of the embargo.” The …
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