WASHINGTON—In an effort to make sure the munitions have been utterly untraceable, the U.S. army started submitting the serial numbers off all missiles being despatched to the Israeli authorities, nameless sources throughout the Pentagon confirmed Friday. “Within the wake of current IDF operations in Rafah, we’ll not function arms provider to Israel with out first eradicating the serial numbers from rocket artillery,” Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin reportedly advised the Joint Chiefs of Workers, explaining that after assessing the state of affairs, he and President Biden had agreed to pause shipments of high-payload munitions till the army may erase all proof that they got here from the US. “We can’t in good conscience proceed to allow a army marketing campaign focusing on harmless civilians in Gaza except we’ve lined all our tracks. Inform your women and men that we’ve got secured almost 6 tons of metal wool that they’re to make use of to sand down any figuring out markers on missiles, ammunition, and tanks so we are able to confidently feign ignorance when the U.N. or the Worldwide Prison Courtroom comes round asking a bunch of questions. You’ll want to scrape the little U.S. flags off the facet, too—the truth is, if there’s time, cowl it with France’s or one thing. Then hit all of them with a shammy to take away any fingerprints.” At press time, studies confirmed the armaments had arrived in Israel with no return handle marked on the crates.