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IDF receives bulldozer shipment from US that was reportedly held up by Biden administration
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A shipment from the United States of dozens of bulldozers for the Israeli army arrived in Israel this morning after months of delays, the Defense Ministry announces.
The Caterpillar D9 bulldozers and other equipment for the IDF Ground Forces were unloaded from a ship at Haifa Port. Defense Ministry Director General Amir Baram was at the port to receive the order, the ministry says.
The bulldozers were loaded onto trucks and taken to an IDF logistics center to install armor on them.
In November, it was reported that the Biden administration was holding up the sale of the D9 bulldozers due to the IDF’s use of them to raze homes in Gaza. The IDF has said the homes were used by Hamas and accuses the terror group of using civilians as human shields.
US President Donald Trump, upon entering office, walked back on several measures by the previous administration meant to curb arms sales to Israel.
Since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023, the Defense Ministry says, 870 transport planes and 144 ships have delivered more than 100,000 tons of armaments and military equipment to Israel, mostly from the US.
The Times of Israel Community.