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Thursday, July 25, 2024
US says shipment of 2,000-lb bombs to Israel remains withheld
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The one withheld US shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel remains so, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says, when asked whether there’s an update after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a subtle dig at the administration in his speech to Congress on the matter.
Netanyahu urged the US to fast-track its weapons shipments to Israel so that it could win the war against Hamas faster.
“There’s no change in that policy at this time,” Kirby says, adding that only one shipment has been held up and that all other transfers are continuing.
US President Joe Biden has said he has withheld the shipment because he doesn’t want Israel to use such high-payload bombs in densely populated areas.
