U.S. bombers arrived in Israel this weekend, according to US Central Command.
The post confirmed that “B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base’s 5th Bomb Wing arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.”
What is the U.S. responsibility in Israel exactly? The Pentagon says that the deployment is for the “protection of US citizens and forces in the Middle East, the defense of Israel, and de-escalation.”
Can the U.S. also stop Israel from bombing hospitals? Three hospitals in Gaza were bombed by Israel over the weekend, which is against international law. The IDF says that it has to target hospitals in order to target Hamas. According to the Associated Press, Israel “claims Hamas uses hospitals as ‘command and control bases’ to plan attacks, to shelter fighters and to hide hostages. It argues that nullifies the protections for hospitals.”
No. It doesn’t. There is no international law that allows for that.
Israel is also busy deflecting rockets from Lebanon. The military says that it “detected the launch of 105 rockets from Lebanon by fighters of the Shiite organization Hezbollah towards the Jewish state on Sunday.”
