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INSANE: Us delays sending joint direct attack munitions to israel report - The Real Truth

An aviation ordinanceman makes a final check on an 500 pound JDAM satellite guided bomb on the wing of an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet [File: Yves Herman/Reuters]

The United States government has delayed the sale of thousands of precision weapons to its ally Israel amid its war on Gaza, a report says quoting current and former US officials.

The administration of President Joe Biden has been criticised over its policy of arming Israel, which critics say violates US laws banning military aid and weapon sales to countries engaged in rights abuses. Seven months of Israeli bombardment and siege on the Gaza Strip have killed nearly 35,000 people and wounded almost 80,000, with Israel facing accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which it denies.

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