The Comprehensive Agence France Presse and the Jerusalem Post reported on the 20th that, in response to the criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on the US side's "withholding" of aid arms, the White House said that it was "disappointed" and "annoyed" by this remark.
Agence France Presse reported that this indicated that there was a new trend of tension between the Biden government and the Israeli Prime Minister.
On June 18, Netanyahu released a video on social media, accusing the Biden government of withholding weapons and ammunition provided to Israel in the past few months, which hindered Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. Hours after the video was released, White House press secretary Karin Jean Pierre said, "We really don't know what he is talking about.". She said that, except for a certain number of bombs being shelved, no arms delivery to Israel has been suspended, "nothing".
In response to Netanyahu's accusations, John Kirby, spokesman of the National Security Council of the United States, responded on the 20th that "in view of the support we have provided and will continue to provide, we are deeply disappointed and annoyed by these remarks."
Kirby said that the Biden government has clearly expressed its concern about video content through "all levels and all channels". He said that Netanyahu's statement was "incorrect", so it was "difficult to accurately understand his views".
"No other country has done more to help Israel resist the threat of Hamas than we have. Frankly speaking, (also) other threats they face in the region," said Kirby.
Shortly after Kirby made the above response, Netanyahu issued a simple statement on social media, "As long as Israel can receive the weapons it needs in this war of survival, I am willing to bear personal attacks."
Netanyahu Data Map (Visual China)
"Netanyahu is on the verge of war with Lebanon and the White House" 。 When reporting the news of the above US Israel confrontation, the Jerusalem Post directly put Lebanon and the White House together on the opposite side of Netanyahu with this title.
According to the report, since Netanyahu released a video criticizing the US side on Tuesday, the Biden government has "immediately launched an offensive to discredit every word of the Prime Minister".
The situation between Israel and Lebanon has also continued to escalate in recent days as the war situation in Gaza has been delayed. The Israeli military said on the 18th that the war plan for launching an attack on Lebanon had been approved.
The Jerusalem Post mentioned that the White House responded for the first time to the Israeli army's announcement of its attack on Lebanon on the 20th. The White House stressed that it was cautious about the Israeli army's practice of opening a "new front".
Earlier, US media reported that the White House cancelled the US Israel high-level meeting scheduled to be held in Washington on the 20th because Netanyahu's accusations angered the US side. However, a White House official later explained to the Israeli media that "no meeting has been cancelled", but the details of the meeting have not yet been determined.
Li Shaoxian, president of the China Institute for Arab Studies at Ningxia University, pointed out to CCTV News that the above dispute was Netanyahu's complaint against the United States. "In fact, he also made a show for American domestic politics. This complaint must play a role in American domestic politics, and the Republican Party will exert great pressure on Biden."
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