US threatens to halt rifle exports after Israeli minister found handing it out to civilians: Report
- The United States has warned Israel that it will stop supplying American-made rifles if they are distributed to civilians or used at political events. This comes after Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was seen handing out rifles to civilian security squads.
- Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, sparked a row after sharing images of him distributing rifles to civilian security squads. The Biden administration has threatened to halt arms supplies and an order of 20,000 rifles purchased by the National Security Ministry if they are used by civilians.
- Israel has been arming volunteer security squads in anticipation of potential unrest in Palestinian communities during the conflict with Hamas. The US Commerce Department recently suspended sales of most US-made firearms for 90 days, but made exceptions for Israel and other countries engaged in conflicts.
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