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President Biden says he will halt the shipment of weapons to Israel if it proceeds with a major ground invasion of Rafah. "I'm not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities — that deal with that problem," Biden told CNN during an interview yesterday. His comments mark a shift, as the president has previously shown unwavering support for Israel's war on Hamas despite domestic and international concerns over the civilian deaths and destruction in Gaza.
