If the Israeli military invades Rafah, the White House will not supply “the weapons that have been used historically to deal with" the city, Biden said Wednesday.
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that American bombs have been used by Israel to kill Palestinian civilians.
“Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden said during a CNN interview when asked whether the 2,000-pound bombs sent to Israel have killed civilians.
If the Israeli military launches a ground offensive in Rafah, a city in Gaza where more than one million people are sheltering, the White House will not supply “the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah to deal with the cities,” Biden said.
An Israeli official told NBC News there was deep frustration in the Israeli government over the decision as Israel’s military prepares to launch an expected ground offensive in the southern city in Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the military would enter the city “with or without” a deal with Hamas.
Biden has reiterated his opposition to the Rafah offensive in calls with Netanyahu, according to White House readouts of the leaders’ conversations.
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President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that American bombs have been used by Israel to kill Palestinian civilians.
“Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden said during a CNN interview when asked whether the 2,000-pound bombs sent to Israel have killed civilians.
If the Israeli military launches a ground offensive in Rafah, a city in Gaza where more than one million people are sheltering, the White House will not supply “the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah to deal with the cities,” Biden said.
An Israeli official told NBC News there was deep frustration in the Israeli government over the decision as Israel’s military prepares to launch an expected ground offensive in the southern city in Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the military would enter the city “with or without” a deal with Hamas.
Biden has reiterated his opposition to the Rafah offensive in calls with Netanyahu, according to White House readouts of the leaders’ conversations.
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