Name: US Pause on Bombs Shipment to Israel Likely Won't Deter Israeli Operations: Middle East Affairs Analyst
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Description: The Biden administration on Wednesday confirmed it has held up a shipment of U.S. bombs to Israel amid concerns that they could be used in Israel's operations in Rafah. David Wurmser, Middle East Affairs analyst at the Center for Security Policy, tells NTD that the pause likely won't deter Israeli operations.

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