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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Tait in Washington

Which countries supply Israel with arms and why is Biden reluctant to stop?

people walk among destroyed buildings
A view of the destruction after Israeli forces' withdrawal from Khan Yunis, Gaza, on 9 April. Photograph: Yasser Qudih/Anadolu via Getty Images

Mounting pressure on Israel’s allies to halt arms supplies has reached boiling point after last week’s attack on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza that killed seven aid workers.

But despite urging an immediate ceasefire and warning about the possible loss of American support, Joe Biden has so far balked at conditioning weapons supplies on future Israeli behaviour – a step now advocated by some fellow Democrats.

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