US Pauses Delivery of Heavy Bombs to Israel Over Rafah Concerns

The Biden administration pauses a shipment of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs to Israel, citing concerns they could be used in densely populated Rafah. It marks the first time the US withholds weapons from Israel since the war began. The decision is partial and limited — other arms continue to flow — but signals growing US unease over the humanitarian situation. Israel condemns the move.