What’s behind the ‘pause’ on a single US arms shipment to Israel?

President Biden paused a shipment of 3,500 bombs destined for Israel last week, citing concerns that the weapons might be used in a major assault on Rafah, where more than one million Palestinians in Gaza have sought safety. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Brian Finucane, a senior advisor at the International Crisis Group.

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