{"id":120692,"date":"2025-01-07T08:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T08:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=120692"},"modified":"2025-01-07T08:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T08:44:43","slug":"u-s-plans-to-shift-military-aid-designated-for-egypt-to-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/120692\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. plans to shift military aid designated for Egypt to Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>A document from U.S. President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration, released on Monday, announced plans to redirect $95 million in military aid originally designated for Egypt to Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a report by Reuters, the decision reflects growing concerns among Biden&#8217;s fellow Democrats in Congress over Egypt&#8217;s human rights record, particularly the detention of thousands of political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Department of State notified Congress that the Lebanese Armed Forces are considered a \u201ckey partner\u201d in implementing the Nov. 27, 2024, agreement between Israel and Lebanon aimed at ceasing hostilities and curbing threats from the Lebanese Hezbollah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither the U.S. Department of State nor the Egyptian embassy in Washington has responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The notification did not specify whether the redirected $95 million was originally tied to progress on the release of political prisoners in Egypt. 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