President Joe Biden says Israel must choose between advancing its battle against the last Hamas stronghold in Rafah and receiving weapons from the U.S. In an interview with CNN, President Biden said he wouldn’t supply weapons to Israel if it goes into Rafah.
“We’re going to continue to make sure Israel is secure in terms of Iron Dome and the ability to respond to attacks that came out of the Middle East recently,” he stated.
At a Senate hearing, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin admitted that President Biden may order future arms deliveries to Israel to be cut off because of Israel’s planned full-scale invasion into Rafah. Austin confirmed the pause Wednesday during a testimony at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing discussing the Defense Department fiscal 2025 budget request.
“We are currently reviewing some near-term security assistance shipments in the context of unfolding events in Rafah.”
The conflict prompted a sharp reprimand from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) South Carolina, who stated that Israel requires all available weapons to defend against enemies intent on annihilating the Jewish people.
“Do you believe Iran really wants to kill all the Jews, if they could, the Iranian regime?” Graham asked Austin.
“That’s what they say,”
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