Republican senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday backed a “victory for Hamas over Israel” and pledged to withhold weapons from Israel if it forces an invasion of Rafah. He accused the country of being a “propaganda tool”.
In an interview with CNN published Wednesday, Biden said that “civilians are being killed in Gaza as a result of bombs,” and told Israel, “If they go into Rafah, I will give them the weapons that were attacked.” “We will not supply it,” he said. Historically, it has been used to deal with Rafa, to deal with the city, to deal with its problems. ”
“Hamas’ leaders and the last four battalions are holed up in Rafah,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) said at a press conference on Thursday. It has to be broken.”
“If Hamas survives in Rafah, they win. And Joe Biden has threatened to surrender arms from Israel to fight in Rafah,” Cotton continued. “So Joe Biden objectively supports Hamas’ victory over Israel, it’s that simple.
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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Thursday condemned President Biden’s comments about arms deliveries to Israel. (Fox News)
“The president is only emboldening Hamas,” Cotton continued. “Why would Hamas release the hostages when Joe Biden would give Hamas exactly what he wants: survival without releasing the hostages?”
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called Biden a “tool” for the comments.
“He is a tool. In this case, he is a propaganda tool. But Hamas is using him, condoning it, and turning their back on Israel,” she said.
Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) also called the unfolding situation “not conducive to the national security of the United States.”
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On Thursday, May 9, Palestinians evacuated from the southern Gaza city of Rafah arrived in central Gaza. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
“Congress passed the funding and the administration authorized these arms sales. Myself and the three other members of Congress who have been watching these sales closely and take their obligations seriously have all signed on to it. “I did,” he said. “And now, in the middle of an escalation of fighting, this administration is saying it’s going to back off. This is unprecedented. It’s going to be watched by our enemies, it’s going to be watched by our allies. .”
The press conference was organized by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R.S.C.), who told I wrote that I wanted to.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital on Thursday.
Smoke billows after an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separation wall between Egypt and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, May 7. (AP/Ramez Haboob)
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“This is all about President Biden; [Secretary of Defense] “Lloyd Austin is trying to take over the war from Israel,” Graham said Thursday. “I have one message for Israel: Don’t let Israel do that.”
