Estados Unidos detuvo un envío de bombas a Israel la semana pasada por la preocupación de que Israel estuviera acercándose a una decisión sobre lanzar un asalto a gran escala contra la ciudad de Rafah, en el sur de Gaza, contraria a los deseos de Estados Unidos, dijo el martes un alto funcionario del gobierno.
Estados Unidos detuvo un envío de bombas a Israel la semana pasada por la preocupación de que Israel estuviera acercándose a una decisión sobre lanzar un asalto a gran escala contra la ciudad de Rafah, en el sur de Gaza, contraria a los deseos de Estados Unidos, dijo el martes un alto funcionario del gobierno. Según el funcionario, que habló bajo condición de anonimato para tratar el delicado asunto, el cargamento debía constar de 1.800 bombas de 2.
Las fuerzas israelíes también han llevado a cabo lo que califican como “ataques selectivos” en la parte oriental de Rafah y tomado el control del cruce fronterizo de la ciudad, un conducto crítico para el envío de asistencia humanitaria a través de la frontera entre Egipto y Gaza.
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