US Pauses Weapon , Shipments to Israel , Over Rafah Invasion Concerns.<br />Al Jazeera reports that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin <br />has confirmed that the United States will pause weapon <br />shipments to Israel amid growing international pressure.<br />Al Jazeera reports that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin <br />has confirmed that the United States will pause weapon <br />shipments to Israel amid growing international pressure.<br />While speaking before a U.S. congressional subcommittee, <br />Austin said that that Biden administration had already <br />paused “one shipment of high payload munitions.”.<br />While speaking before a U.S. congressional subcommittee, <br />Austin said that that Biden administration had already <br />paused “one shipment of high payload munitions.”.<br />The decision reportedly comes amid <br />concerns about Israel's push to invade <br />the southern Gaza city of Rafah.<br />We’ve been very clear … <br />from the very beginning <br />that Israel shouldn’t launch <br />a major attack into Rafah <br />without accounting for and <br />protecting the civilians that<br />are in that battlespace, Lloyd Austin, United States Defense Secretary, via Al Jazeera.<br />We’ve not made a final <br />determination on how <br />to proceed with that <br />shipment [of weapons], Lloyd Austin, United States Defense Secretary, via Al Jazeera.<br />Al Jazeera reports that the paused shipment included <br />1,800 bombs weighing approximately 2,000 lbs each, <br />and another 1,700 bombs weighing about 500 lbs each.<br />Al Jazeera reports that the paused shipment included <br />1,800 bombs weighing approximately 2,000 lbs each, <br />and another 1,700 bombs weighing about 500 lbs each.<br />Senator Bernie Sanders welcomed the <br />administration's decision to pause the shipment,<br />but stressed that it “must be a first step”.<br />The US must now use ALL <br />its leverage to demand <br />an immediate ceasefire, <br />the end of the attacks on Rafah, <br />and the immediate delivery of <br />massive amounts of humanitarian <br />aid to people living in desperation, Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator, via Al Jazeera.<br />The US must now use ALL <br />its leverage to demand <br />an immediate ceasefire, <br />the end of the attacks on Rafah, <br />and the immediate delivery of <br />massive amounts of humanitarian <br />aid to people living in desperation, Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator, via Al Jazeera.<br />Our leverage is clear. <br />Over the years, the United States <br />has provided tens of billions <br />of dollars in military aid to Israel, Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator, via Al Jazeera.<br />The decision comes amid criticism of the Biden <br />administration's unwavering support for Israel amid the <br />war on Gaza, which already killed over 34,000 Palestinians. .<br />The decision comes amid criticism of the Biden <br />administration's unwavering support for Israel amid the <br />war on Gaza, which already killed over 34,000 Palestinians.
