Israel PM insists his priority is to prevent another terror attack like the Oct. 7 Hamas raid.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he intends to press ahead with an invasion of the city of Rafah on the southern border of the Gaza Strip in defiance of United States President Joe Biden, who has warned such an offensive would be a “red line.”

Without naming them, Netanyahu claimed he had the tacit support of several Arab leaders for driving ahead with the onslaught against Hamas.

Israel’s prime minister also doubled down on his rejection of thepossibility of a Palestinian state — a topic that pits Israel against most of the rest of the world.

"The positions that I espouse are supported by the overwhelming majority of Israelis who say to you after October 7: ‘We don’t want to see a Palestinian state,’” he said.

  • Nobody@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    9 months ago

    This isn’t the time for a bluff. If Biden wants to stop this genocide before it moves into its final, most bloody phase, he needs to cut Israel off. No more money. No more weapons.