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    Joe Biden says US will stop some weapons shipments to Israel if it invades Rafah

    by Matt Watts May 09, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: AFP via Getty Images

    The United States will stop sending arms to Israel if it launches a major offensive in Rafah, President Joe Biden said as he conceded that US bombs had already been used by Israeli forces to kill Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

    In his clearest warning yet to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, Mr Biden

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