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Austin Confirms U.S. Paused Sending Bombs To Israel, Final Decision On Shipment Is Pending

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Austin Confirms U.S. Paused Sending Bombs To Israel, Final Decision On Shipment Is Pending
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord provide testimony at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request and Future Years Defense Program, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., May, 8 2024. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed on Wednesday the U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over concerns related to protection of civilians ahead of the planned operation into the Rafah area of Gaza. During a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing, Austin said the pause comes as the Biden administration continues to review weapons assistance to Israel and reiterated no decision has been made on the final plan for the shipment of munitions. “We’re going to continue to do what’s…

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