US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns - BBC News

A bomb shipment was halted last week over concerns Israel was going ahead with a Rafah offensive.

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The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior US administration official said.

The shipment consisted of 1,800 2,000lb (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500lb bombs, the official told the BBC.

Israel has not "fully addressed" US concerns over humanitarian needs of civilians in Rafah, the official said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68974624

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