https://www.newsweek.com/us-warns-israel-enormous-mistake-gaza-1884585
The State Department on Wednesday again warned Israel about an offensive against the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, saying that an assault on the territory's frontier refuge would inflict "massive harm" on civilians and ultimately weaken Israeli security.
For months, U.S. officials have been warning against an Israeli attack on Rafah, which sits along Gaza's border with Egypt and has become the "last refuge" for more than 1 million Palestinians fleeing Israel's offensive against the devastated territory.
Washington wants Israel to conduct a more limited, targeted operation to root out the Hamas and other militant leaders and formations believed to be in Rafah, including their occupation of a network of tunnels underneath it. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet have repeatedly made clear they see a full assault as their only choice.
In any conversation between Israeli and American officials, all the Israelis have to do is say "Remember Mosul? Uh huh. We didn't condemn you, you don't condemn us."
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be surprised Israeli and possibly American special forces are already in Rafah softening up the ground so that when the assault begins, the population will be moved quickly while Hamas gets encircled.