The Biden administration has ordered the release of around half of the shipment of heavy bombs that it held up out of concern over civilian casualties during Israel’s Rafah operation, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
While the 500-pound bombs are now “in the process of being shipped” and expected to arrive in the coming weeks, the heavier 2,000-pound bombs that were part of the same shipment have not yet been released, according to an American official.
The United States decided to hold the shipment of heavy bombs in May, announcing the decision just as an Israeli ship was en route to pick it up in Charleston, South Carolina, according to the report.
The announcement came as the U.S. tried to prevent Israel from a large-scale operation in Rafah, citing concerns the heavy bombs could cause large numbers of civilian fatalities.
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