US pauses bomb shipment to Israel over Rafah 'concerns'

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States halted a shipment of bombs to Israel last week after it failed to address Washington's concerns over plans to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah , a senior US official said Tuesday.'We have paused one shipment of weapons last week. It consists of 1,800 2,000-lb bombs and 1,700 500-lb bombs,' the senior official in President Joe Biden's administration said on condition of anonymity.

Israeli and US officials had been discussing alternatives but 'those discussions are ongoing and have not fully addressed our concerns,' the senior US official said.'As Israeli leaders seemed 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 Rafah. This began in April.

Pauses Bomb Shipment To Israel Over Rafah 'Concerns'

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