President Joe Biden has indicated that he has warned Israeli authorities that they will not receive U.S. support if they go to war in the populated area of Rafah.
Israel is at war in response to brutal attacks by terrorists who committed massacres, kidnappings and rapes last year. The Jewish state aims to ensure security and recapture the prisoners.
Biden said the United States is not “walking away from Israel’s security,” but from “Israel’s ability to wage war in the region.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is I got it.“With the consent of the War Cabinet, I have given these instructions.” [that the IDF] Take action with Rapha. They raised Israeli flags and lowered Hamas flags at the Rafah crossing. The entry into Rafah fulfills two of the war’s main objectives: the return of hostages and the elimination of Hamas. ”
Monaka interview In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, Biden said that if Israel were to invade Rafah, it would not provide the weapons that have been used “historically” to “deal with Rafah.” Biden said the United States would work to ensure Israel’s security as it relates to Iron Dome and its ability to respond to an attack. But he noted that he had warned Netanyahu and his wartime cabinet that if they entered populated areas, they would not receive U.S. aid. Biden said the United States is not “walking away from Israel’s security,” but from “Israel’s ability to wage war in the region.”
“So you’re not over the red line yet?” Barnett asked.
“Not yet,” Biden said, adding that the U.S. was “holding off” arms shipments.
US Department of Defense Lloyd Austin Said The US said it had “suspended one shipment of a large…load of, uh, munitions.”
Some lawmakers, including Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, have accused Israel of committing “genocide.”
“Just after our government sent more than $14 billion to Israel’s apartheid regime without any human rights conditions, Prime Minister Netanyahu launched a ground invasion of Rafah to continue the slaughter of Palestinians. It’s not a coincidence, the ammunition and bombs were paid for by our taxes,” Tlaib said. statement. “Prime Minister Netanyahu has been clear for months about his intention to invade Rafah, but most of my colleagues and President Biden have sent even more weapons to enable the massacre.”
Left-leaning Sen. Bernie Sanders, R-Vermont, said: statement“Given the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s war has caused in Gaza, with hundreds of thousands of children facing starvation, it is important to note that President It is absolutely right to stop. But this must be a first step.”The United States now calls for an immediate ceasefire, a halt to the attack on Rafah, and the immediate provision of massive amounts of humanitarian aid to people living in despair. must use every force to demand the same. ”
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