The U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed the pause in the supply of high-payload munitions to Israel due to concerns over a potential military invasion of Rafah. This decision was made to signal worries about civilian casualties and Israel's potential full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city.
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed on Wednesday that the US has "paused one shipment of high-payload munitions" to Israel over concerns about a full-scale assault on Rafah. Austin added that the US has "not made a final determination on how to proceed with that shipment." https://t.co/SYXRGqWyRD
The U.S. 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 U.S., Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said... https://t.co/seKQzLYylN
Pentagon chief confirms US has paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion https://t.co/PTz8w6Shsi
U.S. paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirms https://t.co/1Qk8UepQgZ https://t.co/YijDMhmW44
US DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN ANNOUNCES A PAUSE IN THE SUPPLY OF "HIGH-PAYLOAD" MUNITIONS TO ISRAEL DUE TO WORRIES ABOUT A POSSIBLE MILITARY INVASION OF THE GAZAN CITY OF RAFAH, EMPHASIZING CONCERNS ABOUT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES - SOURCES
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