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US mulling using arms deliveries to Israel as leverage to pressure Netanyahu: Report

 Published: 11:59, 29 January 2024

US mulling using arms deliveries to Israel as leverage to pressure Netanyahu: Report

The US is weighing whether to slow down arms deliveries to Israel to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to scale down its assault on the Gaza Strip, according to a report published Sunday.

The NBC News outlet cited sources including three current US officials and a former one who said "the Pentagon has been reviewing what weaponry Israel has requested that could be used as leverage."

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