Welcome to the news hour. The Biden administration has suspended delivery of

thousands of bombs to Israel. A rare move by a White House that has said its

commitment to Israel is quote ironclad. Israel seized the Raffa border crossing from Gaza

into Egypt on Monday and said it would invade Raffa

city if Hamas does not release the hostages it

holds by weeks end.

Criticism of the suspension from many Republicans

and some Democrats was swift.

Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader

Mitch McConnell co-signed a letter

to the President denouncing the delay.

The Biden White House also delayed delivery to Capitol Hill of a

congressionally mandated report on whether or not the Israeli military is

adhering to international humanitarian law.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin defended the weapons pause at a Senate hearing this

morning before being interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.

We're going to continue to do what's necessary to ensure that Israel has the means to defend itself.

But that said, we are currently reviewing some near-term security assistance shipments

in the context of unfolding events in RFA. Some of the security assistance that we're

providing to...

Following all of this is our Nick Schifran who joins me here at the desk tonight.

Nick, good to see you.

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