Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Tuesday that the US is withholding weapons. Netanyahu released a video criticizing Biden for obstructing the transfer of weapons. Netanyahu did not say which weapons were being withheld.

Netanyahu's foreign policy adviser did not respond to a question about this. Netanyahu also claimed that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said during a recent visit to Israel that he was working around the clock to end the problem of delays in arms supplies.

Delay in supplying arms to Israel

However, Blinken said at a press conference at the State Department on Tuesday that the only interruption in sending weapons to Israel was related to heavy bombs since May. It is worth noting that President Joe Biden has delayed the delivery of weapons to Israel since May due to concerns about the killing of civilians in Gaza.

Fighting continues between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters throughout the southern region, including Rafah. The Israeli army has said that it will continue to take action based on intelligence as before in Rafah and other places.

Residents of Rafah reported that Israeli forces advanced deeper into the city on Monday through air and ground attacks, but fierce hand-to-hand fighting continued on the ground. Sounds of gunfire and shelling continued to fill the air.