The Biden administration is in tense talks with Israel to avoid a full-scale invasion of Rafah, the last city in the Gaza Strip to escape Israeli attack.
According to one report, the United States will provide sensitive intelligence and supplies to Israel if it agrees to scale back its plans to invade Rafah. Washington Post report.
The intelligence being provided by the United States will allow Israel to better identify Hamas leaders hiding in the city’s tunnels, and will allow the Israeli military to reduce the devastation seen in other parts of Gaza during the conflict. It will be possible to engage in more precise operations that can be avoided.
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President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AP photo)
The report also notes that the United States has provided thousands of shelters for Israel to build tent cities and provided food, medicine, and water needed to provide food, medicine, and water to thousands of refugees fleeing cities. The company says it is offering to help build a delivery system for the United States. A more livable environment.
The report was released as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to invade Rafah with “extreme force,” but President Biden announced his support for the longtime U.S. ally and his commitment to overcoming the current situation in Israel. The United States wants to avoid this situation as it balances domestic pressure to draw the line. Actions during conflict.
Rafah is the last city in Gaza to escape the ravages of war, and Israel says the invasion is necessary to end Hamas’s last holdouts. But destroying the city’s complex tunnel system would likely put thousands of civilians at risk, and the United States has urged Israel to implement an evacuation plan for the city before the operation begins.
Smoke rises during an Israeli military attack near Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, March 28, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)
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“We have serious concerns about how Israel has prosecuted this campaign, and it could all come to a head in Rafah,” a senior administration official told The Washington Post.
The United States is also working behind the scenes with Egypt to locate and shut down tunnels between Gaza and the neighboring country that Hamas has used to replenish supplies, officials told The Washington Post.
The Biden administration’s assessment of the situation found that Hamas is likely to welcome a prolongation of the bloody conflict in Rafah, the report said, adding that the terrorist group is increasingly patient with Israeli tactics as an international They want to further isolate the Jewish state from society. during war.
Israeli forces at Shifa Hospital eliminated armed terrorists in close combat, cleared several buildings within the hospital, and discovered many weapons not only on the roof of the hospital but also inside the MRI facility. (IDF Spokesperson Unit)
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It remains unclear whether Israel heeded U.S. warnings of a potential invasion, but the report concluded that informal discussions between officials suggested that a full-scale invasion of Rafah would take place before Israeli forces were evacuated. They point out that they have received assurances that they will not start. Approximately 800,000 civilians live in the city. On Sunday, the United Nations said about 300,000 people had been evacuated from Rafah in the past week.
U.S. officials asked for comment by FOX News Digital said the U.S. is assisting Israel in targeting locations of Hamas leaders, and that the U.S. is not withholding information about the locations of Hamas leaders. emphasized.
