Biden administration releases bombs that were put on hold for Israel
The Biden administration lifted the suspension on 500-pound bombs for Israel that had been in place since May, when the administration placed a hold on at total of 3,500 U.S.-made bombs that it feared might be used in Rafah.
The administration announced at the time that 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs would not be delivered because of their potential use in civilian areas.
The hold on the 2,000-pound bombs will continue, a U.S. official told ABC News on Wednesday.
The official said the use of the larger bombs was the main concern because they're sometimes "co-mingled" with other munitions.
"Because our concern was not about the 500-[pound] bombs, those are moving forward as part of the usual process," the official said.
-ABC News' Luis Martinez