The United States is in discussions with Israel about the delivery of a shipment of 500 pounds bombs that was suspended in May due to widespread criticism over mass casualties in the Israeli military invasion of Rafah.
The official mentioned that the topic was discussed this week during a visit to Washington by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
According to Axios, citing both US and Israeli officials, the United States is preparing to deliver the bombs.
Top aides to President Joe Biden informed Gallant that Washington is maintaining a pause on the shipment of heavy bombs for Israel while the issue is under review, a senior US official stated on Wednesday.
Moreover, the US House of Representatives passed an amendment to prevent the State Department from disclosing death toll numbers from the Gaza Health Ministry.
Lawmakers voted 269-144, with 62 Democrats joining 207 Republicans to add an amendment to an appropriations bill that mandates the agency not to cite statistics obtained from the Gaza Health Ministry.
The bill still needs to pass the Senate. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American in Congress, criticized the legislation, stating, “This is genocide denial.”
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has announced it fired “dozens” of rockets at a military base in northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanon, reporting four of its fighters had been killed.
Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, stated that “in response to the enemy attacks that targeted the city of Nabatiyeh and the village of Sohmor,” its fighters bombed “the main air and missile defense base of the (Israeli) northern area command… with dozens of Katyusha rockets.”
In separate statements, it mentioned that four of its fighters, one from eastern Lebanon’s Sohmor, had been killed, and claimed two other attacks on Israeli troops and positions, including one with drones.
The Israeli military reported in a statement that “approximately 35 launches were identified crossing from Lebanon.”
