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The Biden administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel due to concerns over a potential major offensive on Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than half of Gazan civilians are thought to be taking refuge.The halted shipment included bombs ranging from 500 to 2,000 pounds. This is the first time the U.S. has paused a weapons shipment to Israel since Oct. 7.Rafah is home to over 1.2 million Palestinian civilians.
The reports confirmed stories that first appeared in Axios earlier in the week. The White House, when asked on Monday and Tuesday, refused to confirm or deny withholding weapons from Israel. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted merely that U.S. support for Israeli security was “ironclad.” The US president, Joe Biden, has been trying to head off a full-scale assault by Israel against the southern city, where more than a million displaced Palestinian have sought refuge from combat elsewhere in Gaza.
The Biden administration confirms reports that it held up a shipment last week of 2,000 and 500-pound bombs that it fears Israel might use in a major ground operation in Rafah.
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