Biden, in an interview with CNN, said if Israel goes into Rafah, “we’re not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells used, that have been used.”
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah -- the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza -- over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there. Biden, in an interview with CNN, said the U.S. was still committed to Israel's defense and would supply Iron Dome rocket interceptors and other defensive arms, but that if Israel goes into Rafah, "we're not...
The move raises the risk of an all-out Israeli assault on Rafah, which aid groups warn will be disastrous for some 1.4 million Palestinians taking refuge there.
Biden says he will not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there.
Biden says he will not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there.
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President Joe Biden today publicly warned Israel for the first time that the U.S. would stop supplying it weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a refugee-packed city in southern Gaza.
President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. would not supply Israel with certain weapons and artillery shells if its military invades Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than 1 million people are sheltering. If the Israeli military launches a ground offensive in Rafah, the administration will not supply “the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities,” Biden said in an interview on CNN. “We’re not going to supply the weapons and the artillery...
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there.
It’s a moment of truth for Biden’s policy on Israel and the Palestinians – and at the least will make continued prevarication harder to disguiseWhen Israeli troops paraded through the Rafah crossing with an oversized star of David on Tuesday morning, they were making a point to Hamas – and at the same time driving up to the very edge of Joe Biden’s “red line”.The Biden administration avoids that phrase at all costs. Its top officials also served Barack Obama, who drew a red line he did not...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he will not supply offensive weapons that Israel can use
The pressure on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal over the hostages held in Gaza is mounting as more signs emerge that Israel could invade Rafah. NBC News’ Keir Simmons has more on the response from world leaders.