Al Jazeera February 5, 2025
Trump says he lifted ‘de-facto arms embargo’ on Israel

Trump told reporters; “I ended the last administration’s de-facto arms embargo on over $1bn in military assistance for Israel.”

U.S. Considers Sending Israel 24,000 Assault Rifles Held Back Under Biden
Democratic lawmakers had expressed concerns to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the rifles possibly going to settler militias or being misused by the police.

Mr. Blinken had asked the State Department not to move forward with fulfilling Israel’s request, which comprises three tranches valued at a total of $34 million.

Trump had earlier confirmed his administration was lifting the Biden administration’s pause on the supply of 2,000-pound (900kg) bombs to Israel

Netanyahu thanks Trump, for freeing up munitions that have been withheld from Israel” by the Biden administration.
“They had been withheld from Israel, in the midst of a seven-front war for our existence

And you just freed it,” he said, referring to a cache of weapons, previously held up by former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, that Trump authorised for shipment last week.