ALBAWABA - The United States' position towards the Israeli war in Gaza has been settled since Oct. 7, as the US announced several military aid packages to Tel Aviv and it stopped the ceasefire calls requested during the United Nations meetings. However, yesterday, it was heavily criticized by human rights activists.
Activists questioned, "Why does the US veto ceasefire at the UN, while sending aid airdrops to the Gaza Strip?" and "Why can't the US pressure Israeli to allow the entry of aid trucks standing on the Rafah crossing?"
US officials announced on March 2 the start of an American mission to send aid airdrop in Gaza, employing three C-130 aircraft for the mission triggering public anger on social media.
According to NBC, these aircraft distributed a total of 66 bundles and 38,000 meals over Gaza, as confirmed by an authoritative source.
A huge fuss was sparked on social media since the announcement of the US of aid airdrops in Gaza, as many accused President Joe Biden of "double standards and hypocrisy".
An activist posted: "With one hand US airdrops 38,000 meal packs…while the other hand continues to provide Israel with the arms, munitions and funds required to sustain this conflict."
Another pro-Palestinian posted on X (formerly Twitter): "The US 🇺🇸 funds Israel; provides the bombs & bullets to commit genocide, vetos calls in the UN to condemn Israel 🇮🇱 and gives Israel cover to commit crimes against humanity. Now the US airdrops food parcels into Gaza."
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal in December, the US had sent 230 cargo planes and 20 ships loaded with weapons and military equipment to Israel by December.
Nonetheless, Israeli media revealed that both countries have agreed arms deal that includes the supply of F-35 and F-15 fighter jets to Tel Aviv.
Furthermore, Anadolu Agency reported that since 1948, the US has sent $330 billion worth of aid to Israel. Annually, Israel gets more than $3 billion in defense aid.
The Gaza health ministry reported on Sunday that another 90 people were killed by Israeli attacks over the past 24 hours, rising the death toll since Oct. 7 to 30,410 people.
