INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
to reduce civilian casualties during the U.S
confirmed that he was referring to the heavy bombs
The official was not authorized to give that detail publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.Then-President Joe Biden halted the
delivery of the large bombs in May as part of an effort to keep Israel from launching an all-out assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah
A month later, Israel did take control of the city, but after the vast majority of the 1 million civilians that had been living or
Biden pause had also held up 1,700 500-pound bombs that had been packaged in the same shipment to Israel, but weeks later those bombs were
has paused the fighting and seen the release of some hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by
Negotiations have yet to begin in earnest on the more difficult second phase of the deal that would eventually see the release of all
hostages held by Hamas and an enduring halt to the fighting.The Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to
