Senior Israeli official tells ABC US ebbing pace of military aid

An unnamed senior Israeli official tells ABC that the United States has slowed the pace of its military aid, a claim denied by US officials.

As ties between the two countries strain amid the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the Israeli official tells the US network that supply shipments “were coming very fast” when the Israel-Hamas war erupted, but “we are now finding that it’s very slow,” adding he was not sure what was causing the slowdown.

US officials tell ABC that there was no purposeful delay in aid shipments and that its policies had not changed.

Both officials acknowledge US frustrations with the war and the humanitarian situation, but the US source says the White House has not signed off on any decision to leverage military support on Israel to pressure it to do more to protect civilians.

US officials told Politico earlier in the week that US President Joe Biden would consider placing conditions on future military aid to Israel if its military moves ahead with a planned offensive against the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah.