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Israel’s vow to intensify Rafah operation strains support at home, abroad
The Hill ^ | 05/24/2024 | LAURA KELLY

Posted on 05/24/2024 1:02:18 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

JERUSALEM — The Israeli government is pushing forward on intensifying military operations against Hamas in Rafah, despite increasing international isolation, deepening tensions with President Biden and pressure from Israeli society critical of efforts to free hostages held in Gaza.

Israel describes the southern Gazan city of Rafah as the stronghold of the last pieces of Hamas’s conventional army, and it sees the border area with Egypt as a loose sieve where weapons and supplies flow freely to Hamas.

Biden has said he has a red line against an Israeli military operation in Rafah that causes wide-scale destruction and death for Palestinian civilians. But the administration, so far, has not described growing Israeli military operations in the southern Gaza Strip as crossing the threshold of wide-scale warfare.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel
KEYWORDS: israel; october7th; operation; rafah; shanilouk; support
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If the Hill says it is a bad thing, that just about proves it’s a good thing.


21 posted on 05/24/2024 4:05:16 PM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If Israel doesn’t completely crush Hamas now, Hamas will declare their survival a victory and celebrate with further attacks.


22 posted on 05/24/2024 4:22:26 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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To: Sunsong

Piss off. We all know you hate Israel.


23 posted on 05/25/2024 12:52:49 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: dfwgator

The Israelis have to kill Sinwar and hie brother. Like killing the king rat in a rats nest.


24 posted on 05/25/2024 3:41:22 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dreams)
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To: ohioman

Wrong. It is Netanyahu I hate, not Israel.

Your lack of integrity is noted.


25 posted on 05/25/2024 8:13:49 AM PDT by Sunsong
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