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A general view shows the destruction in the area surrounding Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital after the Israeli military withdrew from the complex housing the hospital on April 1, 2024, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group. Photo by AFP 

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<div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17151388532041714439440508gaza.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="A general view shows the destruction in the area surrounding Gaza&#x27;s Al-Shifa hospital after the Israeli military withdrew from the hospital on April 1, 2024, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group. Photo by AFP "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A general view shows the destruction in the area surrounding Gaza&#x27;s Al-Shifa hospital after the Israeli military withdrew from the hospital on April 1, 2024, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group. <em>Photo by AFP </em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>WASHINGTON, United States — The United States halted a shipment of bombs to Israel last week after it failed to address Washington&#x27;s concerns over plans to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior US official said Tuesday.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/5/6/israel-orders-palestinians-to-evacuate-rafah-1755">READ: Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate Rafah ahead of expected assault</a></div><p>&quot;We have paused one shipment of weapons last week. It consists of 1,800 2,000-lb (907 kg) bombs and 1,700 500-lb (226 kg) bombs,&quot; the senior official in President Joe Biden&#x27;s administration said on condition of anonymity.</p><p>&quot;We have not made a final determination on how to proceed with this shipment,&quot; the official added.</p><p>Biden&#x27;s administration made the decision when it appeared Israel was on the verge of a major ground operation into Rafah, which Washington has strongly opposed.</p><p>Israeli and US officials had been discussing alternatives but &quot;those discussions are ongoing and have not fully addressed our concerns,&quot; the senior US official said.</p><p>&quot;As Israeli leaders seemed to approach a decision point on such an operation, we began to carefully review proposed transfers of particular weapons to Israel that might be used in Rafah. This began in April.&quot;</p><p>The US official said Washington was &quot;especially focused&quot; on the use of the heaviest 2,000-lb bombs &quot;and the impact they could have in dense urban settings as we have seen in other parts of Gaza.&quot;</p><p>The US State Department is still reviewing other weapons transfers, including the use of precision bomb kits known as JDAMs, added the official.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/5/6/israeli-military-announces-rafah-evacuation-expands-humanitarian-area-1418">READ: Israeli military announces Rafah evacuation, expands &#x27;humanitarian area&#x27;</a></div><p>Israel sent tanks into Rafah on Tuesday and seized the border crossing with Egypt but the White House said earlier that Israel had promised it was a &quot;limited operation.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3030408"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div>

<p>Biden's administration made the decision when it appeared Israel was on the verge of a major ground operation into Rafah, which Washington has strongly opposed.</p>

Biden's administration made the decision when it appeared Israel was on the verge of a major ground operation into Rafah, which Washington has strongly opposed.

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US pauses bomb shipment to Israel over Rafah 'concerns'

Agence France-Presse

Published May 08, 2024 11:51 AM PHT

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