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Biden says U.S. won’t transfer offensive weapons if Israel invades Rafah
President Joe Biden said the United States would not supply Israel with weapons that could be used in population centers if its military invades Rafah. The move would mark a shift in American policy toward Israel, though Biden said Israel would remain “secure in terms of Iron Dome and their ability to respond to attacks.”
If the Israeli military launches a ground offensive in Rafah, his administration will not supply “weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with cities,” Biden said in an interview yesterday on CNN, adding that U.S.-supplied bombs have killed Palestinian civilians. More …