US-Supplied Weapons Injure Gazan Women During 'Ceasefire'
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical teams in Gaza treated women and children this week for injuries from Israeli airstrikes and gunfire, according to Al-Monitor, all while a 'fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire' was allegedly in effect. One might ask how many US-supplied F-16s and GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs were involved in these 'shaky ceasefire' incidents, the very weapons approved by Washington
with bipartisan support, often after generous contributions found their way to congressional campaign coffers. This isn't the first time an 'agreement' has devolved into violence against Gazans. After all, Netanyahu has previously described similar 'ceasefires' as opportunities to 'reshuffle the cards'—a euphemism for continued military pressure. The silence from many US lawmakers on these
recurring 'fragile' situations, particularly those who consistently vote for massive military aid packages to Israel, raises questions about their commitment to an actual cessation of hostilities, or perhaps, just to a stable re-election campaign. ($75 million from pro-Israel groups to federal candidates in 2022, per OpenSecrets, might just have a way of stabilizing things.)