Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip has been increasing in intensity since October 7. While ceasefire talks between the parties were continuing, a surprising move came from the USA towards Israel. Biden administration, Israel WelfareHe stopped the bomb shipment out of concern that he might use it in a major land operation in .
ATTENTION-DRAWING STEP ON THE 215TH DAY OF ATTACKS
On the 215th day of the war, the USA took a different step for the first time. The United States has held a pair of virtual meetings with senior Israeli officials in recent months to express concerns about a potential Rafah operation and offer alternatives for how Israel could target Hamas in the city rather than mounting a full-scale invasion.
“As Israeli leaders appeared to be nearing a decision point on such an operation last month, we began carefully examining the proposal to transfer to Israel certain weapons that could be used in Rafah,” the official said.
A senior official from the Biden administration said in a statement to The Times of Israel that these talks will continue, but that he determined that the White House was insufficient to convey his concerns.
“WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT IT BEING USED IN WEALTH”
The review resulted in the suspension of shipments of 1,800 2,000-lb bombs and 1,700 500-lb bombs last week, the official said, adding that the White House was particularly concerned that Israel would use the 2,000-lb bombs in densely populated Rafah.
FIRST EMBARGO FROM THE USA TO ISRAEL
In the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the US administration has this time imposed an embargo on Israel, to which it provides unconditional support. This incident means that the USA has postponed the arms shipment allocated to Israel for the first time since October 7.
