A senior US official said the decision to pause the shipment was made last week
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on 8 May The shipment was supposed to consist of 1,800 2,000lb bombs and 1,700 500lb bombs, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter, the, the focus of concern from the US was on how the larger explosives could be used in a “dense urban setting”.
But this pausing of the aid shipment is the most striking manifestation of the growing daylight between Mr Netanyahu’s government and the administration of US President Joe Biden, which has called for Israel to do more to protect the lives of innocent civilians in Gaza. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to square the arms holdup with Mr Biden’s rhetoric in support of Israel, saying only, “Two things could be true… in the sense of having those tough, direct conversations with our counterparts in Israel … in making sure citizens lives are protected … and getting that commitment.”
Just last month, Congress passed a $95bn national security bill that included funding for Ukraine, Israel and other allies. The package included more than $14bn in military aid for Israel, though the stalled transfer was not related to that measure.
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