Assalaam walaikum,
Two bits of information:
The United States Army has contracted an Israeli defense industry giant to perform the maintenance work and upgrading of parts for its Apache and Black Hawk helicopters.
The five-year deal was signed with Israel's TAT Technologies with which the US military has had decades of close dealings, UPI reported on Monday.
The Army has placed a USD 4.3 million purchase order with the company and the contract's value may reach USD 20 million over its course.
"This is a strategic contract for TAT in light of its size and of the potential for further cooperation with the US Army as well as with other military forces around the world," said TAT President and Chief Executive Officer Shmuel Fledel.
This year, Washington contributed over USD 3 billion to Tel Aviv's military ambitions up from 2.78 in 2010.
Meanwhile, the administration of US President Barak Obama has recently funded Israel's short-range missile system, known as the Iron Dome.
Israel claims it needs the system to intercept rockets allegedly fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip. Israeli forces regularly stage deadly attacks on the impoverished sliver, justifying the violent measures as a punishing response to alleged launching of the projectiles from the territory.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/180304.html
AND:
An Israeli soldier has deliberately shot Palestinian photographer Mohammad Othman as he was covering protests in the Gaza Strip, says Reporters Without Borders.
The group said on Tuesday that Othman was clearly identifiable as a journalist at the time of the shooting and was deliberately targeted on Sunday.
The photographer was covering demonstrations near the Erez crossing in northern Gaza Strip.
On Sunday, thousands of Palestinians staged protests to mark the anniversary of the Nakba Day or “day of the catastrophe,” May 15, 1948, when Palestine was occupied by Israel.
Israeli Apache helicopters and F-16 fighter planes flew over the demonstrators, whereas troops fired tank shells near marching protesters on the border crossing.
Medical sources and Othman's family told AFP on Tuesday that he was still in hospital in a "critical but stable" condition.
"He underwent an operation early this morning to remove a piece of shrapnel from his spine," said Adham Abu Selmiya, a spokesman for the medical services in Gaza.
A doctor said the 26-year-old Othman was shot in the arm and was hit in the chest by shrapnel, which entered his lungs and spine.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/180427.html
Two bits of information:
The United States Army has contracted an Israeli defense industry giant to perform the maintenance work and upgrading of parts for its Apache and Black Hawk helicopters.
The five-year deal was signed with Israel's TAT Technologies with which the US military has had decades of close dealings, UPI reported on Monday.
The Army has placed a USD 4.3 million purchase order with the company and the contract's value may reach USD 20 million over its course.
"This is a strategic contract for TAT in light of its size and of the potential for further cooperation with the US Army as well as with other military forces around the world," said TAT President and Chief Executive Officer Shmuel Fledel.
This year, Washington contributed over USD 3 billion to Tel Aviv's military ambitions up from 2.78 in 2010.
Meanwhile, the administration of US President Barak Obama has recently funded Israel's short-range missile system, known as the Iron Dome.
Israel claims it needs the system to intercept rockets allegedly fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip. Israeli forces regularly stage deadly attacks on the impoverished sliver, justifying the violent measures as a punishing response to alleged launching of the projectiles from the territory.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/180304.html
AND:
An Israeli soldier has deliberately shot Palestinian photographer Mohammad Othman as he was covering protests in the Gaza Strip, says Reporters Without Borders.
The group said on Tuesday that Othman was clearly identifiable as a journalist at the time of the shooting and was deliberately targeted on Sunday.
The photographer was covering demonstrations near the Erez crossing in northern Gaza Strip.
On Sunday, thousands of Palestinians staged protests to mark the anniversary of the Nakba Day or “day of the catastrophe,” May 15, 1948, when Palestine was occupied by Israel.
Israeli Apache helicopters and F-16 fighter planes flew over the demonstrators, whereas troops fired tank shells near marching protesters on the border crossing.
Medical sources and Othman's family told AFP on Tuesday that he was still in hospital in a "critical but stable" condition.
"He underwent an operation early this morning to remove a piece of shrapnel from his spine," said Adham Abu Selmiya, a spokesman for the medical services in Gaza.
A doctor said the 26-year-old Othman was shot in the arm and was hit in the chest by shrapnel, which entered his lungs and spine.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/180427.html