A Palestinian child plays in the rubble after Israel bombed Palestinian tents and shelters in Gaza Sharafah on May 27, 2024.
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President Donald Trump’s The White House has directed the U.S. military to lift the blockade imposed by the Biden administration A White House source told Reuters on Saturday about the supply of 2,000 pounds of bombs to Israel.
The move was widely anticipated. then-president Joe Biden Israel suspended shipments of the bombs over concerns they could have an impact on Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. A ceasefire was recently reached to stop the war.
The Biden administration is particularly concerned about the use of such a large bomb in the city of Rafah, where more than one million Gazan Palestinians have taken refuge.
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