The United States is scrutinizing the delivery of further pending military aid to Israel after pausing a weapons shipment to the close ally, the State Department said on Wednesday.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said earlier in the day during testimony in Congress that "one shipment of high-payload munitions" had been halted, confirming reports in US media.
Hours later, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller called into question other deliveries.
"We have paused one shipment of near-term assistance and we are reviewing others," he told reporters. "But that said, our long-term commitment to Israel's security has not changed."
Miller refused to comment on the type of military aid and the length of the interruption.
"I don't have a time frame to offer you but we have always made clear that our policy determinations are depending on Israel's policy determinations," he said.
Miller said it had been clearly communicated that the US government did not support a large-scale military offensive in Rafah, the southern city in Gaza that is seen as the last place of refuge for civilians.
He said the Israeli side has yet to present a credible plan that guarantees both the protection of the civilian population in Rafah and their humanitarian supplies.
