In a call Sunday with Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden told the Israeli prime minister that Israel should not launch a military operation in Rafah “without a credible and executable plan for ensuring the safety of and support for the more than one million people sheltering there”.
The call between the US president and Netanyahu was the first between the two leaders since Biden on Thursday used the phrase “over the top” to describe Israel’s military strikes in Gaza in response to the 7 October attack by Hamas.
Biden and officials with the United Nations have warned that an Israeli military ground offensive in Rafah, where about 1.3 million Palestinians are sheltering, would lead to a “bloodbath”. Israel’s military has appeared determined to move forward with the offensive while it remains unclear where the large number of civilians could be safely moved away from danger.
Warned against, but when does the support stop?
The 8th Sunday in August.
So not “Don’t do it” then.
Jayzuz. :(
They bombed Rafah sunday night so I’m assuming Netanyahu is continuing on his “idgaf what Joe says he’s going to keep giving me bombs” streak
BIDEN: Are you going to try to at least think about maybe not massacring civilians and driving them into the desert?
NETANYAHU: nope
BIDEN: Ok that’s good enough for us. Here a few more billion for you no strings attached.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In a call Sunday with Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden told the Israeli prime minister that Israel should not launch a military operation in Rafah “without a credible and executable plan for ensuring the safety of and support for the more than one million people sheltering there”.
The call between the US president and Netanyahu was the first between the two leaders since Biden on Thursday used the phrase “over the top” to describe Israel’s military strikes in Gaza in response to the 7 October attack by Hamas.
Biden and officials with the United Nations have warned that an Israeli military ground offensive in Rafah, where about 1.3 million Palestinians are sheltering, would lead to a “bloodbath”.
Netanyahu has claimed Israel will be moving forward with the ground campaign in Rafah but has insisted that plans are still being worked on.
A ground operation in Rafah could cut off one of the only routes available for badly needed medical and food supplies to reach civilians in Gaza.
Biden’s national security adviser John Kirby has said the US would not be in favor of any assault on Rafah without due consideration of civilians.
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Fuck genocide joe
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Why?
Removed for rule 5, civility. Further, your modlog is FULL of bans for the same behavior. You have nothing to contribute here. Permabanning. please re-think your life choices.
Taking the inhuman nature of Biden’s ideology here out of the equation, the guy just looks so cucked and weak in the way he’s managing his own client state.
