Benjamin Netanyahu
The Biden administration will present its alternatives to a full-scale invasion of the southern Gaza city.
“His situation is perfect,” said Alon Pikarsky, director of general surgery at Hadassah Medical Center.
“There is no victory without entering Rafah; there is no victory without destroying the Hamas battalions there,” stated the premier.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin will serve as acting PM during the procedure.
“This waiting period [ahead of the IDF operation in Rafah] is giving political groups an opportunity to be center stage,” said Shimon Or, whose nephew Avinatan is in Gaza.
Israel is bracing for intensifying demonstrations this week after Saturday night saw one of the largest anti-government gatherings since Oct. 7.
The Israeli prime minister had asked for another extension—this time for 30 days—so he could reach a political agreement on the issue.
While the government has appeared shaky in recent days as it comes under pressure over the issue of haredi enlistment, the coalition isn’t really in danger, experts tell JNS.
An Israeli government official told JNS that the Biden administration contacted Jerusalem to reschedule.
The South Caroline senator visited Israel on March 26 and 27—his fifth trip to the Jewish state since Oct. 7.
“I thought the U.S. decision in the Security Council was a very, very bad move,” the Israeli prime minister told Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in Jerusalem.
The national security minister told The New York Times that the US president is “enormously mistaken” to pressure Israel over its military campaign against Hamas.
