Biden quietly greenlit transfer of new bombs, warplanes to Israel — report
Despite global outcry over Israel’s “genocide” of Palestinians in Gaza, US President Biden covertly authorised transfer of new weapons including 2,000-pound “dumb” bombs and other hi-tech weapons to Tel Aviv, WaPo reports.
The arms approved this week by the US president include deadly 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, anonymous State and Defense Department officials told the Washington Post. The State Department last week approved the transfer of 25 F-35A fighter jets and engines, a US official added. The planes and engines are estimated to be worth around $2.5 billion.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-approves-transfer-of-over-2000-bombs-25-f-35s-to-israel-report/
Israel ‘starting to focus on specific targets in southern Lebanon’
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2485001/middle-east
Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip
Israel has deployed a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip, creating a database of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, The New York Times reports. The program, which was created after the October 7th attacks, uses technology from Google Photos as well as a custom tool built by the Tel Aviv-based company Corsight to identify people affiliated with Hamas.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/27/24114043/israel-facial-recognition-gaza-strip-corsight