US Pauses Weapon Shipments to Israel Over Rafah Invasion Concerns from episode 500 Watch Video

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US Pauses Weapon , Shipments to Israel , Over Rafah Invasion Concerns.<br/>Al Jazeera reports that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin <br/>has confirmed that the United States will pause weapon <br/>shipments to Israel amid growing international pressure.<br/>Al Jazeera reports that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin <br/>has confirmed that the United States will pause weapon <br/>shipments to Israel amid growing international pressure.<br/>While speaking before a U.S. congressional subcommittee, <br/>Austin said that that Biden administration had already <br/>paused “one shipment of high payload munitions.”.<br/>While speaking before a U.S. congressional subcommittee, <br/>Austin said that that Biden administration had already <br/>paused “one shipment of high payload munitions.”.<br/>The decision reportedly comes amid <br/>concerns about Israel's push to invade <br/>the southern Gaza city of Rafah.<br/>We’ve been very clear … <br/>from the very beginning <br/>that Israel shouldn’t launch <br/>a major attack into Rafah <br/>without accounting for and <br/>protecting the civilians that<br/>are in that battlespace, Lloyd Austin, United States Defense Secretary, via Al Jazeera.<br/>We’ve not made a final <br/>determination on how <br/>to proceed with that <br/>shipment [of weapons], Lloyd Austin, United States Defense Secretary, via Al Jazeera.<br/>Al Jazeera reports that the paused shipment included <br/>1,800 bombs weighing approximately 2,000 lbs each, <br/>and another 1,700 bombs weighing about 500 lbs each.<br/>Al Jazeera reports that the paused shipment included <br/>1,800 bombs weighing approximately 2,000 lbs each, <br/>and another 1,700 bombs weighing about 500 lbs each.<br/>Senator Bernie Sanders welcomed the <br/>administration's decision to pause the shipment,<br/>but stressed that it “must be a first step”.<br/>The US must now use ALL <br/>its leverage to demand <br/>an immediate ceasefire, <br/>the end of the attacks on Rafah, <br/>and the immediate delivery of <br/>massive amounts of humanitarian <br/>aid to people living in desperation, Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator, via Al Jazeera.<br/>The US must now use ALL <br/>its leverage to demand <br/>an immediate ceasefire, <br/>the end of the attacks on Rafah, <br/>and the immediate delivery of <br/>massive amounts of humanitarian <br/>aid to people living in desperation, Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator, via Al Jazeera.<br/>Our leverage is clear. <br/>Over the years, the United States <br/>has provided tens of billions <br/>of dollars in military aid to Israel, Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator, via Al Jazeera.<br/>The decision comes amid criticism of the Biden <br/>administration's unwavering support for Israel amid the <br/>war on Gaza, which already killed over 34,000 Palestinians. .<br/>The decision comes amid criticism of the Biden <br/>administration's unwavering support for Israel amid the <br/>war on Gaza, which already killed over 34,000 Palestinians.