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Trump has lifted US military hold on supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel imposed by Biden — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s White House has instructed the US military to release a hold imposed by the Biden administration on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, a White House source tells Reuters.
The move was widely expected. Biden put the hold on the delivery of those bombs due to concern over the impact they could have in Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. A ceasefire to pause the war and free hostages kidnapped on October 7, 2023, in exchange for Palestinian security prisoners went into effect on Sunday.
The Biden administration’s particular concern had been over the use of such large bombs in the city of Rafah, where more than one million Palestinians in Gaza had taken refuge.
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