The decision will be made tonight: the War Cabinet convened a "fateful meeting"

That "fateful" meeting comes after the White House's decision to partially suspend arms shipments. As reported by the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, in Israel anger was caused by the decision of the US to stop the delivery of heavy bombs and Biden's warning that he will not deliver offensive weapons to that country if the army "goes" to Rafah, in the extreme south of the Gaza Strip, as he has been announcing for months and where , as he claims, the last battalions of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas.

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced today that around 80,000 people have fled Rafah since the Israeli army stepped up military operations in the city.

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"Since the operations of Israeli forces intensified on May 6, about 80,000 people have fled Rafah," UNRWA announced on Platform X, warning that the suffering of those families is unbearable, and that nowhere is safe, France Press reported.

An unnamed Israeli official said the suspension of arms shipments from the US could force Israel to change its operational plans in Gaza, Khan public service reported.

The official said Israel could be forced to run an "weapons economy," meaning it conserves ammunition to ensure it doesn't run out.