President Joe Biden warned in an interview with CNN Wednesday if Israel went into the populated areas of Rafah he would shut off offensive aid, Politico reported.
President Biden emphasized that Israel had not as of yet gone into Rafah but threatened “if they go into Rafah” he would cut off “the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities — that deal with that problem,” Politico reported.
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Biden told CNN he had communicated this demand to the Israeli war cabinet, The Times of Israel reported. Biden said the United States would continue to supply defensive weaponry for the Iron Dome and other such systems, the outlet reported. “We’re not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells [if…
