The White House on Thursday insisted that Israel will get everything it needs to defend itself against Hamas even after President Biden paused an arms shipment to prevent civilian casualties in the planned assault on the city of Rafah in Gaza.
National security communications advisor John Kirby speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Washington.
He maintained that not all weapons shipments to Israel will be halted with the U.S. still providing arms to defend against the terrorist organization Hamas. Administration officials say Mr. Biden withheld shipments of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs over fears they could be dropped on civilians in Rafah. The administration is also reviewing whether to hold back future transfers, including guidance kits that convert so-called dumb bombs into precision-guided munitions.
The far-left, pro-Palestinian wing of the Democratic Party has been pressuring Mr. Biden for weeks to halt arms shipments to Israel. The president initially rebuffed such calls, saying Israel needed to defend itself against Hamas in the aftermath of the terror group’s Oct. 7 attack, which killed nearly 1,200 people.
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