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Herzog Slams Biden Over Military Aid Pause Amid Tensions

2/27/2025

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Tensions are escalating as former Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog disclosed that ex-US Secretary of State Antony Blinken nearly sanctioned Israel's elite Unit 504. Herzog criticized the Biden administration for pausing military aid amid ground operations, while also labeling Qatar as a troublesome factor in the fraught Israel-Hamas negotiations.

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Tensions are escalating as former Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog disclosed that ex-US Secretary of State Antony Blinken nearly sanctioned Israel's elite Unit 504. Herzog criticized the Biden administration for pausing military aid amid ground operations, while also labeling Qatar as a troublesome factor in the fraught Israel-Hamas negotiations.