Axios reported that the Biden administration has blocked the transfer of US-made arms shipments to Israel.
Two Israeli sources told Axios news outlet that the Biden administration prevented the transfer of US-made arms shipments to Israel last week.
This is the first time since the start of the Gaza war in mid-May last year that the US government has prevented the transfer of arms to Israel.
Axios reported on Monday, April 16, citing Israeli sources, that the halt in sending arms shipments has raised concerns in the Israeli government and officials in this country are scrambling to find out why the shipments have been stopped.
The news of the halt in sending arms shipments to Israel came two days after a letter from dozens of Democratic members of the US House of Representatives to the fellow party president, urging pressure on Israel regarding its performance in the Gaza war and the cessation of arms sales to this country.