Made in USA Caterpillar D9 takes a break after Israeli troops demolished another home in Gaza

Washington, November 10 (RHC)-- The U.S. has frozen the delivery of 130 bulldozers to Israel amid home demolitions in the Gaza Strip, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.

The Israeli Defense Ministry had signed a contract to buy the D9 bulldozers, a type of heavy-duty construction equipment produced by Caterpillar, the daily reported.

According to the newspaper report, the bulldozers were primarily intended for flattening structures in the Gaza Strip, which had led to significant internal criticism in the U.S., leading to intense pressure on President Joe Biden’s administration, resulting in a freeze on the deliveries.

Several existing D9 bulldozers currently employed by the Israeli army in Gaza need maintenance, the report said.