TEL AVIV— On Monday, the Israeli Broadcasting
Authority (IBA) reported that several countries have already ceased providing
combat ammunition to Israel and are adopting a ‘quiet boycott.’
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The IBA noted that Israeli officials are
"Trying to find alternative ways to obtain weapons and ammunition to
address the shortage of vital ammunition necessary to continue the
fighting," without specifying these methods, Khaberni reported.
It also noted that "There are other
countries that leave Israel waiting for approval of these supplies."
Notably, the US is Israel's largest military
supporter, but differences in viewpoints have emerged recently between
Washington and Tel Aviv regarding the ‘danger’ of invading the densely
populated Rafah city and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence
on the invasion despite international warnings and concerns.
Israeli Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant left
for the US on Sunday, on an official visit aimed, according to the Broadcasting
Authority, at ‘ensuring the continuation of ammunition supplies and American
support to Israel to sustain the military operation in the Gaza Strip.’
Escalating
concerns and international responses to potential Rafah invasion
In this context, an unnamed Israeli source
mentioned by the authority stated that there's a daily airlift from the US to
Israel. However, the primary concern is that escalating tension from the
humanitarian crisis and the Rafah invasion could potentially impact the US's
willingness to provide military support to Israel.
In recent weeks, regional and international
warnings have escalated about the potential repercussions of a possible
invasion of Rafah, where around 1.4 million residents and displaced
Palestinians who were forced by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) to flee to
the city, claiming it was safe during its war on the northern and central areas
of the Strip.
In this regard, the IBA reported that Italy
has expressed its unwillingness to sell weapons to the Israeli navy, while
France and Germany are threatening a similar ban, in addition to the global
shortage of ammunition due to the arms race among major powers.
Canada announced on March 20 that it would ban
arms sales to Israel after the Canadian Parliament voted by a majority of 204
votes to 117 in favor of a non-binding proposal to halt arms sales after
lengthy discussions.
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