Biden Warns He’d Delay More Weapons If Israel Attacks Rafah
- State Department says it’s reviewing other weapons systems
- Israeli officials and Republicans air displeasure over US move
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US President Joe Biden said he would halt additional shipments of offensive weapons to Israel if the country launches a ground invasion of Rafah, decrying the potential loss of civilian life as “just wrong.”
“We’re going to continue to make sure Israel is secure in terms of Iron Dome and their ability to respond to attacks that came out of the Middle East recently,” Biden said in an interview with CNN, referring to air-defense weaponry. “But it’s just wrong. We’re not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells.”