FACT CHECK · US-ISRAEL
Claim: The West gives Israel a free hand
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
US paused 2,000-lb bombs (May 2024). Dutch court halted F-35 parts (Feb 2024). UK suspended 30 arms licences (Sep 2024). Germany halted arms usable in Gaza (Aug 2025).
SOURCE
AP (US pause); Hague Court of Appeal, 12 Feb 2024; UK FCDO, 2 Sep 2024; German govt, 8 Aug 2025
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