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US suspends delivery of bulldozers to Israel over Gaza house demolitions
10 November 2024 12:41 GMT
The US has suspended the delivery of 13o bulldozers to Israel due to their use for home demolitions in Gaza, Israeli media is reporting.
Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronoth reported that the Israeli Defense Ministry signed a contract for the D9 bulldozers from the US firm Caterpillar.
Citing Israeli security sources, the newspaper reported that Israel had paid for the bulldozers and was awaiting export approval by the US State Department.
According to the report, the bulldozers were intended to destroy homes in the Gaza Strip, prompting fierce criticism and pressure on the Biden administration to freeze the delivery.