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Israel wants 24,000 assault rifles. Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right minister overseeing the police, has given rifles to civilians and is forming “security squads.”

The measures include using smaller bombs against Hamas, U.S. officials said.

Tensions hung over a trade summit in Johannesburg after the Biden administration suspended four African countries that had belonged to a program aimed at promoting economic development.

The military has been sending weapons and advisers to Israel, but the flights suggest a more active American role.

In a candid assessment, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny said no “beautiful breakthrough” was imminent and that breaking the deadlock could require advances in technological warfare.

Wally Adeyemo, the deputy Treasury secretary, argued in a speech in Germany that the Biden administration’s climate law is not protectionist.