United States confirms halt of shipment of bombs to Israel

President Joe Biden's decision to hold up delivery of high payload munitions to Israel was taken in the context of Israel's plans to carry out an offensive in Rafah that Washington opposes without new civilian safeguards, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent Irris Makler and former US Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Frank Lowenstein.