President Biden said Wednesday that he will halt shipments of U.S. weapons to Israel, if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moves forward with a major assault on the city of Rafah in Gaza.
President Joe Biden speaks before signing a $95 billion Ukraine aid package that also includes support for Israel, Taiwan, and other allies, in the State Dining Room of the White House, April 24, 2024, in Washington. The Biden administration is …said “civilians have been killed in Gaza” as a result of 2,000-pound bombs, of which his administration paused shipments last week.
The president’s admission that American bombs have been used to kill civilians in Gaza is a stunning admission and an attempt to win back young progressives who have soured on him, calling him “Genocide Joe” because of the U.S. role in, where more than a million Palestinian civilians have sheltered — fleeing the conflict in other parts of Gaza — appears to be a bridge too far for Mr.
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