Article 6MNTS US will stop supplying some weapons to Israel if it invades Rafah, Biden warns

US will stop supplying some weapons to Israel if it invades Rafah, Biden warns

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Julian Borger in Washington and Peter Beaumont in
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US president publicly warns that his administration will not provide the weapons for an offensive on Rafah

Joe Biden has issued a blunt warning to Israel that his administration will stop supplying bombs and artillery shells if its military pushes ahead with an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in what could mark the start of a turning point in relations between the two countries.

The US president delivered the warning in a television interview in which he brushed aside Israeli and Republican complaints and made clear his administration would not provide the weapons for an offensive on Rafah, which the US, the UN and other aid agencies warn would trigger a humanitarian disaster.

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