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US threatens to stop supplying Israel with rifles as Ben Gvir arms civilians
28 October 2023 19:30 BST
The US has raised concerns over Israel arming civilians after Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir was photographed handing out weapons to civilians.
According to reports in Haaretz, the US has threatened to stop supplying Israel with weapons if they were used to arm civilians.
On 10 October, Ben Gvir announced that his ministry purchased 10,000 rifles to arm civilian security teams, specifically those in towns close to Israel's borders around the country.