The United States has paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over concerns it will invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah. It marks the first time in the conflict President Joe Biden has applied pressure on Israel using its military aid to the key US ally.
It includes heavy bombs the US ally used in its campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza which has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians.
“You look at the fact that there are so many people crowded into such a small area. When you look at the way Israel has conducted its operations in the past and what the impact on the civilian population has been. And we also have concerns about the impact of any potential operation on the delivery of humanitarian assistance. So we have paused one shipment of near-term assistance, and we are reviewing others.
Meanwhile, Israeli women have rallied in Tel Aviv demanding the release of around 130 hostages still held in Gaza. In Madrid’s Complutense University, hundreds of people from different public universities in the region set up camp and have vowed to keep it going indefinitely. The World Food Program is currently providing aid to over 158,000 people in Lebanon who are affected by the hostilities, including 93,000 who are displaced from their homes.
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