The Biden administration will send 500-pound bombs to Israel that had been held up since May over concerns about the Rafah invasion. But 2,000-pound bombs are still under review.
The United States is resuming a shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel that had been held up since May, when the Biden administration suspended delivery of two types of large, airdropped weapons amid concerns about the ballooning scale of civilian casualties in Gaza, said U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The paused delivery included 1,800 2,000-pound bombs, which remain on hold, U.S. officials said. But the supply of 1,700 500-pound bombs will move forward. The U.S. decision followed a pressure campaign by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and pro-Israel lobbyists in the United States, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, demanding the resumption of all weapons shipments regardless of their lethality.
Despite the pressure campaign and initial hold, the U.S. officials said the 500-pound bombs were never a serious concern for the Biden administration.“Because of how these shipments are put together, other munitions may sometimes be co-mingled. That’s what happened here with the 500-lb bombs, since our main concern had been and remains the potential use of 2,000-lb bombs in Rafah and elsewhere in Gaza,” said a U.S.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Biden administration to allow paused shipment of 500-pound bombs to be sent to IsraelThe Biden administration is allowing a shipment of 500-pound bombs to be sent to Israel, after it was paused more than two months ago, a US official said.
Read more »
Barry Bonds becomes the 1st player to hit 500 home runs and steal 500 basesThis Date in Baseball, June 23 - Barry Bonds becomes the 1st player to hit 500 home runs and steal 500 bases
Read more »
Barry Bonds becomes first player in MLB history to have 500 homers and 500 stealsToday in Sports, June 23 - Barry Bonds becomes first player in MLB history to have 500 homers and 500 steals
Read more »
IndyCar moves to Fox Sports in 2025 after 16 seasons with NBCFox now has Daytona 500 and Indy 500
Read more »
Live blog: US may lift embargo on 500-pound bomb shipment to IsraelIsrael's war on Gaza, now in its 266th day, has killed at least 37,765 Palestinians — mostly women, children and infants –– and wounded 86,429, with 10,000+ believed to be buried under the debris of bombed homes and 9,500 abducted by Tel Aviv.
Read more »
Poll: Democrats Trail Trump Whether They Replace Biden With Biden, Biden, Or BidenCAMBRIDGE, MA—In a Harvard CAPS / Harris poll conducted in the wake of the first presidential debate, new data revealed that any alternative Democratic candidate was likely to lose to former President Donald Trump, regardless of whether President Joe Biden was replaced as the nominee with Joe Biden, Joe Biden, or...
Read more »