Good for Ukraine, but Wtf on $14 Billion security aid to Israel
US Senate passes $95 billion package with aid for Israel and humanitarian assistance in Gaza
The US Senate passed a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill, which includes assistance for Ukraine and Israel in a vote early Tuesday morning. But before any countries see the assistance, the bill has to pass in the House, where many Republicans are opposed to further aid to Ukraine.
Here's what's in the bill: The foreign aid package includes billions of dollars to support Ukraine and for security assistance for Israel, as well as humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza, the West Bank and Ukraine, among other priorities.
Of the funding passed, $14.1 billion is in security assistance for Israel, $9.2 billion for humanitarian assistance and $4.8 billion to support regional partners in the Indo-Pacific region in addition to other policy provisions, according to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The bill passed the Senate despite House Speaker Mike Johnson’s criticism of the legislation and former President Donald Trump signaling opposition to the bill by arguing the US should stop providing foreign aid unless it is in the form of a loan.
Palestinian women describe 12-mile escape on foot from Gaza City
After being trapped in a building for more than a week in a neighborhood of Gaza City besieged by Israeli troops, a group of Palestinian women told CNN they were forced to flee south with their children, with some walking barefoot for more than 12 miles along a stretch of coastline to escape.
CNN spoke with the four women at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, where they arrived on February 3 with their 16 children – aged 9 months to 12 years – after walking for about eight hours in the cold rain from Gaza City.
The group of relatives and neighbors from Abu Eskandar in northern Gaza said they had sought shelter in Gaza City on their journey south, holing up in an apartment building in the Al-Rimal neighborhood.
The women alleged that Israeli forces abducted their husbands and sons, older relatives, and one sister, a female doctor, from the building where they were sheltering. They accused the Israeli military of blowing up the building, as well as others nearby.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/middleeast/gaza-city-escape-israel-hamas-war-cmd-intl/index.html
CNN continues to dehumanize as well, Palestinians 'allege' and "They accused the Israeli military of blowing up the building, as well as others nearby." can't even show them the courtesy of believing them when they say their husbands and sons were taken by the Israeli forces. But I guess it's the IDF censor that changes the language...
It is difficult to access Al-Rimal to verify what is happening there, as fighting has raged. CNN was unable independently to confirm the allegations made by the women, but they each gave very similar accounts of what had happened.
Wtf why are the victims on trial?
