The US is directly funding the genocide in Gaza by sending monetary aid and missile defenses to the Israeli occupation. The financial transfers come from US taxpayer funds, around $3.3 billion, which the US provides to ‘Israel’ every year. These are provided as grants under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, funds that ‘Israel’ must use to purchase US military equipment and services. Since October 7, the US has approved more than 100 separate military sales to fund the violence carried out by the IOF. However, only 2 approved foreign military sales to ‘Israel’ have been made public: $106 million worth of tank ammunition and $147.5 million of components needed to make 155 mm shells.

The 100 other smaller transactions, known as Foreign Military Sales (FMS), are weapons transfers which were processed without any public record because each fell under a specific dollar amount. Put simply, only packages of a certain value need Congressional oversight, meaning “bundled packages” below that value are being slipped through regularly.

‘Israel’ is also experimenting with new weapons during the ongoing occupation on Gaza. $500 million a year is slated for Israeli and US-Israeli missile defense programs, where the two countries collaborate on the research, development, and production of these systems used by the Israeli occupation, including the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow II. Over the years, the Israeli occupation forces have tested rubber bullets, AI-powered robotic guns and various forms of crowd dispersal solutions, which have inflicted severe injuries on Palestinians. This exploitation of technology has spurred the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) to advocate for the boycott of Intel, Google and Elbit Systems citing their complicity in supporting the settler colony of Israel.