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US Withholds Weapons As Israel Launches Operation In Rafah

Eurasia Review Wednesday, 8 May 2024 ()
By Patsy Widakuswara

For the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Biden administration has paused the shipment of weapons to Israel amid mounting concern over its plan to expand a military operation in Rafah that the United States does not support.

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