Israel-gaza War Live Updates: Biden Warns Us Will Halt More Weapons Shipments To Israel If Major Rafah Offensive Launched

The US president said he had made it clear to PM Netanyahu that if Israeli military ‘go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons’

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Joe Biden was also asked about the anti-war protests that have consumed US campuses in recent weeks. Protesters have accused Biden of funding a genocide in Gaza and called on universities to divest from Israeli companies and companies that supply the Israeli military.

Asked about the demonstrations, Biden told CNN: “Absolutely, I hear the message.”

There is a legitimate right to free speech and protest. There’s a legitimate right to do that, and they have a right to do that. But there’s not a lesson legit legitimate right to use hate speech. There’s not a legitimate right to threaten Jewish students. There is not a legitimate right to block people’s access to class. That’s against the law.