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US paused shipment of 3500 bombs to Israel following concerns over its Rafah plans • FRANCE 24

  • May 8, 2024



US paused shipment of 3500 bombs to Israel following concerns over its Rafah plans • FRANCE 24

a shipment of 3,500 bombs Bound for Israel has been paused by the United States in the government’s first known ctail of arms to Israel since October 7 us officials told reporters the shipment contained bombs ranging from 225 to 900 kg or 2,000 lb the size of which can be catastrophic for civilians in densely populated areas as Israeli leaders seem to approach a decision point on such an operation we began to carefully review proposed transfers of particular weapons to Israel that might be used in Rafa we are especially focused on the end use of the 2,000lb bombs and the impact they could have in dense Urban settings as we have seen in other parts of Gaza the move also comes as the Biden Administration is set to deliver a verdict this week on whether Israel’s air strikes have violated International and us laws meant to spare civilians from the horrors of War under revie is also whether Israel has acted to arbitrarily deny restrict or impede us supported humanitarian Aid to Gaza the findings could further pressure US President Joe Biden to slow or halt the flow of arms Israel is the largest recipient of US security assistance receiving more than $3.8 billion of military aid in 2023 last month the US also passed a 95 billion doll National Security bill that included more than $14 billion to Israel Biden has described us support for Israel as Ironclad even when they disagree but as Israel’s Defense Force Bears down on the ra of crossing and bombs continue to strike the southern city where over 1 million Palestinians are Sheltering the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said if Israel is forced to stand alone Israel will stand alone

The White House condemned the interruption to humanitarian deliveries, with a senior US official later revealing Washington had paused a shipment of bombs last week after Israel failed to address US concerns over its Rafah plans. Story by Eliza Herbert.

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21 comments

  2. Biden offers lip service to the public while behind the scenes obeying Netanyahoos orders. The plan Izrail has for gasa is horrific. 600,00 children malnourished, injured and starving the rest are stone cold dead or buried under rubble. Children with hopes and dreams just like all our kids. How is this happening in 2024 as if it's 1940s.

  16. US sales and aid to Israel needs to be defensive only – things like anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems.

    Israel doesn't need to be fighting a full-scale offensive war. And we certainly don't need to be providing them the arms to do it.

  18. Unbelievable that a staunch ally would do something like this in the middle of Israel's existential war against multiple enemies all dedicated to wipe them out. Who would do such a thing? And then Biden wonders why Hamas never compromises on their maximalist ceasefire demands. Shameful.

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