The United States halted a large shipment of offensive weapons to Israel last week in a sign of its growing concern over a possible military offensive on Rafah, senior administration officials told NBC News.
The Biden administration has paused shipments of two types of precision bombs to Israel because of the administration's opposition to Israel's operation in Rafah.
The Biden administration has delayed the shipment of thousands of precision weapons to Israel to pressure the U.S. ally not to invade Rafah, according to reports Tuesday citing U.S. and Israeli officials.
President Joe Biden is facing more critical moments this week that will test his fraught relationship with his base over Israel’s war in Gaza and potentially widen the partisan split about the Jewish state that has been building for years.
Jordan's King Abdullah told U.S. President Joe Biden in a private meeting on Monday that an Israeli offensive in Rafah would lead to a "new massacre" of Palestinian civilians and urged the international community to take urgent action.
President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday morning as a potential ground assault in Rafah looms and as negotiations over a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel have stalled.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday that he would ensure the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza is open for humanitarian aid, the White House said.
The United States withheld 3,500 bombs last week out of concern that they might be used in a major assault against the southern Gaza city over the objections of American officials.
Israeli ground forces seized control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, though the White House does not believe the action was a part of the major military operation Israel had been planning.
President Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone on Monday, warning the prime minister against continuing with plans for an invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah.
The Israeli military on Monday ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate, a move indicating Israel's offensive on Gaza's southmost area could be imminent.
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday morning a White House official and National Security Council spokesperson said, as Israel appeared closer to launching an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
All-Star’ panelists Juan Williams, Katie Pavlich and Douglas Heye discuss the report that the U.S. put a hold on ammunition shipments to Israel on ‘Special Report.’
Fox News correspondent Jeff Paul reports that the Israeli war cabinet unanimously decided to continue its operations in Rafah to keep pressure on Hamas.
The Biden administration paused a shipment of arms to Israel last week due to concerns about an imminent full-scale invasion of Rafah—the city in southern Gaza where more than 1.2 million civilians have taken refuge—despite strong international pushback.
The weapons shipment to Israel that the Biden administration decided to put on hold last week included 1,800 2,000-lb bombs and 1,700 500-lb bombs, a senior U.S. official told Axios. Why it matters: The unprecedented move by the Biden administration,
The Kansas senator, who has been in office since 2021, questioned whether the Biden administration intended to block more Israel-bound shipments in the future, and if it planned f
The Biden administration recently paused an arms shipment to Israel due to concerns the country could launch a full-scale assault on Rafah, a city in southern Gaza — a move the U.S. has strongly opposed.
Democrats in Congress are furious as Israel moves into the southern Gaza city of Rafah after they and President Biden spent months trying to prevent such an operation. Why it matters: A full-scale invasion could be a sea-change moment for Democrats on Israel and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu,
The United States halted a large shipment of offensive weapons to Israel last week in a sign of its growing concern over a possible military offensive on Rafah, senior administration officials told NBC News.
The Biden administration is warning it is likely to miss its Wednesday deadline to deliver a report to Congress detailing its assessment over Israeli actions in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip that could impact American military assistance to the country.
Rafah is one of the only places in Gaza that has not been destroyed in the Gaza war. It is also a refuge for more than 1 million Palestinians, about half of whom are children, who have been displaced from their homes elsewhere in Gaza because of the conflict.
Israeli civilians, President Joe Biden quickly traveled to Israel and pledged that America would have its longtime ally’s back. Since then, he has repeatedly affirmed his “ironclad” commitment to the security of the Jewish state.
Netanyahu is determined to attack Rafah, despite US warnings. Andrew Feinberg speaks to Israeli and American officials about what the consequences might be
Israel wants to invade Rafah. But to deter the Jewish state from carrying out the operation, the Biden administration has put a hold on ammunition shipments.
A Biden administration report that could cut off military aid to Israel has been indefinitely delayed. The State Department was anticipated to issue the report Wednesday, but that’s no longer the case,
US President Joe Biden stressed US concerns about a possible invasion of Rafah, where more than 1 million civilians from other areas of Gaza are sheltering, according to the White House.
US President Joe Biden on Monday "reiterated his clear position" to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against an invasion of Rafah, the White House said, after Israel defied US warnings and
The Biden administration has delayed the delivery of ammunition to Israel, three U.S. officials told ABC News on Tuesday, in what appears to be the first time since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that the U.
President Biden on Monday spoke with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reiterating his concerns during the conversation about an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah, even as Israel appeared poise to move forward with such an operation.
President Joe Biden held urgent talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday after Israel defied repeated US warnings and told Palestinians to evacuate part of the southern Gaza city of
STORY: This video released on Tuesday (May 7) is believed to be the moment Israeli tanks pushed into a park near the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing. Soldiers were seen raising an Israeli flag.
President Biden is facing a key test this week in delivering a report to Congress on Israel’s conduct in Gaza, which has the potential to cut off U.S. assistance to Israel. The report is mandated by National Security Memorandum 20 (NSM 20),
US President Joe Biden, seeking to push a Gaza ceasefire, on Monday warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against invading Rafah as Israel defiantly issued evacuation orders and carried out intense air strikes on the crowded Gaza city.