Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz sparred with Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday over the Biden administration’s decision to pause a key weapons shipment to Israel. The Biden administration decided in late April to pause the transfer of a munitions package to Israel, citing concerns that it may be used in an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Rafah, the southernmost region of Gaza where the remaining Hamas battalions are located. Cruz criticized Blinken and the Biden administration for pressuring Israel to curtail its military operations against Hamas and halting the shipment of mun…