The US has frozen the delivery of 130 bulldozers to Israel amid home demolitions in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports citing Israeli media.

According to Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, the Israeli Defence Ministry signed a major contract to purchase around 130 D9 bulldozers from US machinery maker Caterpillar.

The newspaper, citing Israeli security sources, said the US recently froze the deal due to the alleged use of these bulldozers to demolish homes in Gaza, which has sparked widespread criticism in the US.

The Israeli daily was quoted as saying that the freeze came at a time when Israel was in desperate need of the bulldozers, especially after the equipment had undergone maintenance.