US Halts Bomb Shipment to Israel After Attack on Rafah: CNN

CNN Indonesia

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 15:45 IWST

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

United States of America stop sending bombs to Israel after Zionist troops attacked Rafah, a city in the southern part of the Palestinian Gaza Strip, on Tuesday morning (7/5).

“We are particularly focused on the end use of the 2,000 pound bomb and its impact on densely populated settlements as we have seen in other parts of the Gaza Strip,” a US official said. CNNWednesday (8/5).

Arms deliveries are said to have been suspended since last week. The weapon contained 1,800 2,000 pound bombs and 1,700 500 pound bombs.

The stoppage of bomb deliveries occurred at a time when Israeli soldiers were launching more attacks on Rafah, although the United States prevented it.

Israeli officials have announced several weeks ago that they would continue to attack Rafah, according to their ultimate goal, which is to eliminate Hamas.

The US, on the other hand, is urging Israel to ensure protection for the millions of civilians who have taken refuge in Rafah and is doing everything possible to end the humanitarian disaster in the region. to avoid

Despite these warnings, Israel attacked Rafah on Monday (6/5), killing dozens of people. Israel also occupied the border between Palestine and Egypt for an unknown period of time.

As a result, humanitarian aid cannot enter Gaza because the border is closed.

“It’s no secret that they want to do a major military operation there. We have made it clear that we are against such an operation,” US State Department spokesman Matt Miller said on Tuesday (7 /5).

Israel’s aggression in the Gaza Strip has so far killed more than 34,700 people. The majority of victims are children and women.

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