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May 9, 2024

Biden Says U.S. Will Cut Off Some Weapons to Israel If It Goes Further into Rafah
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In an interview on CNN, President Biden said the U.S. will stop
supplying certain weapons to Israel if its forces invade Rafah.

President Joe Biden: "If they go into Rafah, I'm not supplying the
weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal
with the cities, that deal with that problem. We're going to continue to
make sure Israel is secure in terms of Iron Dome and their ability to
respond to attacks like came out of the Middle East recently. But it's
just wrong. We're not going to supply the weapons and the artillery
shells used, that have been used in cities" -

Erin Burnett: "Artillery shells, as well?"

President Joe Biden: "Yeah, artillery shells."

Israel's extreme-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir,
posted on X this morning, "Hamas [heart symbol] Biden."


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