Gaza, Biden: “If Israel invades Rafah, we will stop supplying weapons”

The President of the United States, Joe Bidensaid he would suspend arms sales to Israel if the government of Benjamin Netanyahu will order a ground invasion of the city of Rafah. During an interview with CNN recorded in Wisconsin, Biden acknowledged that “civilians have died in Gaza as a result of these bombs and generally as a result of military operations in population centers.” The president cited the Biden administration’s suspension of the transfer of thousands of bombs to Israel over fears they could be used in a large-scale operation in Rafah.

“I have said very clearly: if they enter the city, we will not send weapons, even if they have not done so at the moment,” he said, specifying that the Israeli Defense Forces’ operations were currently taking place on the border with Egypt , near the pass of the same name. The US President made it clear that the US would continue to send defense systems and weapons. “We will continue to ensure that they have everything they need to defend themselves against attacks from the region,” he said.

Republicans are challenging Biden over the suspension of arms sales to Israel

Representatives of the US Republican Party reacted harshly to US press reports that the President’s administration Joe Biden has suspended the delivery of around 3,500 bombs to the Israeli armed forces to avert an invasion of the southern Gaza town of Rafah. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers released a joint statement yesterday saying they were “appalled” by the Biden administration’s decision to “deliver to release important weapons to Israel.” The two MPs accused the presidential administration of weakening Israel’s security. “Moreover, this disastrous policy decision was made secretly and deliberately hidden from Congress and the American people,” the two Republicans accused Biden of “a strategic mistake that raises questions about our ‘unwavering support’ as allies.”

The arms shipments to Israel that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration halted last week include a total of 1,800 2-pound bombs (about 900 kilograms) and 1,700 500-pound bombs (about 226 kilograms). An anonymous “senior official” of the US federal government reported this to the information site “Axios”. As Axios recalls, the Biden administration’s unprecedented decision was aimed at signaling Washington’s opposition to an Israeli invasion of Rafah, where over a million Palestinian civilians have sought refuge from Israeli bombings of Gaza in recent months. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to continue the offensive anyway, which, according to White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, “has not yet reached the dimensions, scope, duration and purpose of a major land operation.” However, Kirby acknowledged that Israeli forces have effectively launched an offensive against the southern Gaza city and reiterated that the White House made the decision to attack the city by “considering the risks to the 1st World War.” .5 million people increased”, “not supported people who found refuge there.”

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