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Biden Says U.S. Will Cut Off Some Weapons to Israel If It Goes Further into Rafah

HeadlineMay 09, 2024
Image Credit: CNN

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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