Biden delays some weapons shipments to Israel, sources say

Washington: US President Joe Biden’s administration has been delaying certain shipments of weapons made by Boeing to Israel, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in what two of them said was an apparent political message to the close US ally. .

The shipments, which have been delayed for at least two weeks, included joint direct attack munitions made by Boeing, which convert dummy bombs into precision-guided bombs, as well as small diameter bombs.

The sources did not provide further details, not even about the political nature of the robberies. But they come at a time when Washington is publicly pressuring Israel to postpone its offensive in Rafah until it has taken steps to avoid civilian casualties.

The White House and Pentagon declined to comment. News of the delay in an arms shipment was first reported by axios during the weekend and political It first reported on the types of delayed weapons and the reasoning on Tuesday.