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Netanyahu Criticizes US for Delaying Weapons Shipment Amid Gaza Conflict

The Israeli Prime Minister calls the Biden administration's pause on heavy bomb deliveries 'inconceivable' as fighting in Rafah continues.

  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the pause on 2,000-pound bombs due to concerns over civilian casualties.
  • The Biden administration maintains that Israel has the necessary tools to defend itself despite the delay.
  • Netanyahu's remarks mark his harshest public criticism of the US during the ongoing conflict.
  • The US has continued other arms sales to Israel, including a recent $18 billion deal for F-15 fighter jets.
  • International and domestic scrutiny of US support for Israel is intensifying as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens.
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