A pair of Republican senators are demanding answers from President Joe Biden, over his administration’s decision to stall deliveries of specific bomb variants to Israeli forces.
Axios first reported on Sunday, citing two unidentified Israeli officials, that the Biden administration had placed a hold on deliveries of certain munitions the week prior. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, again citing unnamed officials, that the holdup is over a delivery of up to 6,500 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs); a guidance kit attached to existing unguided bombs to steer them onto a target with greater precision.
Politico has since reported the holdup also impacts deliveries of Small Diameter Bombs. NBC News reported shipments to Israel of larger 2,000-pound bombs were also being held up….
