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Scoop: Trump lifts Biden's hold on 2,000-pound bombs to Israel

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President Biden 's decision to halt the delivery of one shipment of 2,000-pound bombs last May triggered one of the biggest crises the U.S - Israel relationship has faced during the 15-month war in Gaza .

The hold became a political symbol much more than a military issue, and was used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to mobilize Republicans against Biden .