Biden threatens to halt offensive weapon shipments to Israel amid Gaza invasion plans

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In a sharp shift, US President Joe Biden says he'll stop shipments of offensive weapons to Israel if that country goes ahead with a major invasion of Rafah, in southern Gaza. Speaking to CNN, Biden says they'd continue to supply Israel with defensive arms, including for its iron dome, but were Israel to go into Rafah, the US would not supply what he called "weapons and artillery shells used" in the conflict. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.