Netanyahu Criticizes US for Delaying Weapons Shipment Amid Gaza Conflict
The Israeli Prime Minister calls the Biden administration's pause on heavy bomb deliveries 'inconceivable' as fighting in Rafah continues.
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the pause on 2,000-pound bombs due to concerns over civilian casualties.
- The Biden administration maintains that Israel has the necessary tools to defend itself despite the delay.
- Netanyahu's remarks mark his harshest public criticism of the US during the ongoing conflict.
- The US has continued other arms sales to Israel, including a recent $18 billion deal for F-15 fighter jets.
- International and domestic scrutiny of US support for Israel is intensifying as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens.