I made it clear that if they go into Rafah, they haven't gone in Rafah yet. If they go into Rafah, I'm not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities, to deal with that problem. It's just wrong. We're not going to -- we're not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells.
On the recordMay 12, 2024
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Biden warns Israel against a full-scale invasion of Rafah and states that the U.S. will not supply weapons if that occurs.
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