{"id":2292316,"date":"2024-07-10T21:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T01:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-send-delayed-shipment-of-500-pound-bombs-to-israel-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T21:28:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T01:28:03","slug":"us-to-send-delayed-shipment-of-500-pound-bombs-to-israel-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-send-delayed-shipment-of-500-pound-bombs-to-israel-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"US to send delayed shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-to-send-delayed-shipment-of-500-pound-bombs-to-israel-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292316&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden administration has decided to\u2063 resume a \u2063delayed\u2064 shipment \u2064of 500-pound bombs to\u2063 Israel, while a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs \u2063remains paused due to concerns over potential civilian casualties in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-begins-israel-calls-up-thousands-of-troops-positions-heavy-machinery-for-ground-offensive\/\" title=\"IT BEGINS: Israel Calls Up Thousands Of Troops, Positions Heavy Machinery For Ground Offensive\">densely populated areas<\/a>. The\u200d larger bombs have been used \u200dby \u200dIsrael to destroy Hamas&#8217;s\u200d underground tunnels. President Joe Biden warned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-tells-dr-phil-he-hopes-he-and-biden-can-overcome-rafah-differences\/\" title=\"Netanyahu expresses optimism to Dr. Phil about bridging gaps with Biden on Rafah issue\">offensive military aid<\/a> to Israel would be withheld\u2063 if military \u200bforces entered certain areas, \u2062and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed concerns about the use of larger bombs in populated areas. The decision to resume \u200dthe shipment\u200c comes after \u2062public disagreements between U.S. and Israeli leaders over\u200c military actions in Gaza.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US to send delayed shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/mike-brest\/\">Mike Brest<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T21:15:07-04:00\">July 10, 2024 9:15 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1690681\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden administration<\/a> has decided to resume a delayed shipment of 500-pound bombs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>, a U.S. official confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the administration announced it had delayed one shipment of military aid to Israel that consisted of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs, according to Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman.\u00a0U.S. officials said they had held up the shipment due to concerns over the damage these bombs could inflict if Israel decided to use them in densely populated areas of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>, mainly Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>The 500-pound bombs\u00a0\u201care moving forward as part of the usual process,\u201d the official said, while a second U.S. official noted the 2,000-pound bombs \u201cremains paused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The larger bombs have been useful in Israel\u2019s campaign to destroy Hamas\u2019s underground tunnels. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been clear that our concern has been on the end-use of the 2,000-pound bombs, particularly for Israel\u2019s Rafah campaign, which they have announced they are concluding,\u201d the first official said. \u201cOur main concern had been and remains the potential use of 2,000-pound bombs in Rafah and elsewhere in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time the administration paused this shipment, Israeli leaders had publicly discussed a ground invasion into Rafah, the southernmost city of Gaza, where more than a million people had fled. U.S. and international leaders publicly urged Israel not to carry out the plan, meant to root out Hamas in one of its final strongholds, given their concerns it could result in scores of civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2997099\/biden-no-weapons-israel-rafah-cnn-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>warned<\/a> on May 8 that the United States would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-ask-biden-to-withhold-military-assistance-to-israel\/\" title=\"House Democrats urge Biden to pause military aid to Israel\">withhold offensive military\u00a0aid<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Israel\u00a0if military forces \u201cgo into Rafah,\u201d which National Security Council spokesman John Kirby later described as \u201cthousands and thousands of troops moving in a maneuvered, concentrated, coordinated way against a variety of targets on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lloyd-austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lloyd Austin<\/a> told lawmakers in May that the use of the larger bombs could \u201ccreate a lot of collateral damage\u201d if used in populated areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA small-diameter bomb, which is a precision weapon, it\u2019s very useful in a dense, built-up environment. It is helpful, but maybe not so much a 2,000-pound\u00a0bomb that could create a lot of collateral damage,\u201d\u00a0Austin\u00a0added.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. and Israeli leaders have had several public disagreements over Israel\u2019s conduct in its war against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>, though the administration\u2019s military support has largely remained steady despite pushback from Biden\u2019s own party domestically.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> claimed the U.S. \u201chas been withholding weapons and ammunitions to\u00a0Israel\u201d and said it had been going on for \u201cmonths,\u201d though he did not specify what weapons he was referencing.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3050279\/white-house-no-idea-netanyahu-israel-weapons-holdup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>allegations<\/a> were \u201cperplexing, to say the least,\u201d Kirby said at the time.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1690681\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1690681\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration has decided to resume the delayed shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel, after concerns were raised about the potential damage they could cause in densely populated areas of Gaza. The larger 2,000-pound bombs remain paused, as they were seen as a greater risk for civilian casualties. Despite disagreements between U.S. and Israeli leaders, military support from the U.S. to Israel has largely remained consistent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2292317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Feat.Gaza_-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10167,19888,9029],"class_list":["post-2292316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bombs","tag-shipment","tag-us"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Feat.Gaza_-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}