📑 US skips congressional review to approve sale of artillery projectiles to Israel

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has approved the sale to Israel of 155 mm artillery shells and related equipment without congressional review, the Pentagon said on Friday.


Blinken determined that an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale to Israel, thereby waiving congressional review requirements, according to the Pentagon.

The Pentagon said Israel has requested that fuzes, primers, and charges be included in a previous request for 155mm shells. The estimated total value of the sale is $147.5 million.

This is the second time this month that the Biden administration has skipped a congressional review of a weapons sale to Israel. On December 9, the administration used the emergency authority to allow the sale of about 14,000 tank shells to Israel.

🌹 Hezbullah mourns the martyrdom of Hassan Akram Moussawi from Qarha village in Beqaa, who was martyred in his line of duty on the path for Jerusalem.

🌹 Hezbullah mourns the martyrdom of Haidar Mohammed Al-Mizawi from Karak village in Beqaa, who was martyred in his line of duty on the path for Jerusalem.

🌹 Hezbullah mourns the martyrdom of Rakan Ali Saifeddine from Halbata village in Beqaa, who was martyred in his line of duty on the path for Jerusalem.

🌹 Hezbullah mourns the martyrdom of Abbas Mohammed Al-Ajami from Beqaa , who was martyred in his line of duty on the path for Jerusalem.

📝 All four were killed in the US-Israeli airstrike on Al-Boukamal in Syria yesterday.

📝 What a long dammed day, yes?

📷 Earlier today, an Israeli drone strike targeted the houses in Kfarkila village.

Ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

📹 Footage of the aftermath of the attack on Kfarkila. One was injured and transported to the hospital.

📷 Another Israeli attack on the houses in Bint Jbeil, near Al-Birka neighborhood.

📷 Aftermath of the crater in Bint Jbeil. One was injured.

📷 Additional widespread attacks took place with airstrikes against Kfarkila village

📷 Additionally, Israeli airstriked targeted Aleppo's airport and other locationd around the city, using jets from over the sea.

This is the 4 attack on Syria in less than 24-48 hours.

📹 Part #1: The Israeli army released footage of some of its aggression on south Lebanon today.

📹 Part #2: The Israeli army released footage of some of its aggression on south Lebanon today.

📹 Israeli media released cam footage of an ATGM attack by Hezbullah deep in Israel, that was targeting a vehicle.

The ATGM missed as the car backed up a few meters, while the long distance ATGM attack was taking place. (Not from today)

📃 The IDF announced the death of two new soldiers in Gaza

☠️ Master Sgt. (res.) Constantine Sushko, 30, of the Combat Engineering Corps' 7086th Battalion.

☠️ Cpt. Harel Ittah, 22, team commander in the Givati Brigade's reconnaissance unit.
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🪦 This raises the toll of the carcasses in the ground invasion of Gaza to 170 soldiers.

🗣️ In the past 3 days, the Israeli army announced the following:

- 26 soldiers were injured on the Lebanese border, another 23 in Gaza

- 19 soldiers were injured in Gaza, and 5 others on the Lebanese border

- 15 soldiers were injured in Gaza, and 6 others on the Lebanese border

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📹 Part #3: The Israeli army released footage of some of its aggression on south Lebanon today.

The video shows some attacks on Kfakila village, which the Israeli army is instigating against, calling it a terror hub.

The statement goes:

"Kfarkela is a Hezbollah stronghold. The organization uses infrastructure in the area for terror purposes, exploiting civilians and using them as human shields for its activities. Since the beginning of the war, Hezbollah carried out a large number of launches from Kfarkela toward Israeli territory."

📝 None of the rocket launches are taking place from inside villages, only the outskirts and open fields.

📃 And while the Jewish army accuses Hezbullah of operating out of Lebanese civilians homes, evidence shows that Israeli soldiers turned most homes in all settlements on the Lebanese-Palestinian border to bases.

The soldiers are operating out of these houses, setting up weapons and gadgets, in addition to sleeping in them.

This was first noticed by Al-Manar through photos published, and by Israeli media who did a report and showed soldiers operating inside of civilian homes.

📷 Photo showing Israeli soldiers in settlers' houses in the border.

📷 And while Hezbullah damaged some Israeli settlers' houses, the damage inflicted by Israel on Lebanon is much more devastating.

As of now, and due to the aim to end the war, Hezbullah is restrained and displaying signs of weakness in terms of firepower, that doesn't represent the reality but fulfills the needs of this battle, in the view of its leadership.