Source: SFGate
“The Biden administration paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that the country was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. The shipment was supposed to consist of 1,800 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) bombs and 1,700 500-pound (225-kilogram) bombs, according to the official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter. The focus of U.S. concern was the larger explosives and how they could be used in a dense urban setting like Rafah where more than 1 million civilians are sheltering after evacuating other parts of Gaza amid Israel’s war on Hamas …. Austin confirmed the weapons delay, telling the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense that the U.S. paused ‘one shipment of high payload munitions.'” (05/08/24)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/pentagon-chief-confirms-us-has-paused-bomb-19446406.php