U.S. officials were concerned about the use of large 2000-pound bombs over the dense urban areas in Rafah.
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The Biden administration paused a shipment of arms to Israel last week due to concerns about an imminent full-scale invasion of Rafah—the city in southern Gaza where more than 1.2 million civilians have taken refuge—despite strong international pushback.Key Facts
The affected shipment included 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs, unnamed senior Biden administration officials told several outlets, including the New York Times, Associated Press and Axios.
The decision was made due to concerns about the large explosives being used to carry out strikes in the densely populated city of Rafah—where more than half of Gaza’s population is believed to be sheltering, the AP report said.
