{"id":2201831,"date":"2024-03-19T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T16:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-determined-to-enter-rafah-despite-us-pushback\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T12:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T16:22:23","slug":"netanyahu-determined-to-enter-rafah-despite-us-pushback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-determined-to-enter-rafah-despite-us-pushback\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu resolute on entering Rafah despite US resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-determined-to-enter-rafah-despite-us-pushback%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2201831&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Tense Standoff: Netanyahu Asserts \u2064Israel&#8217;s Intentions Over Rafah\u2062 Amid U.S. \u200dConcerns<\/h2>\n<p>In a stance that&#8217;s triggering\u200b global \u2064attention, <strong>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> has \u200ctaken a firm position\u200b on\u2063 a\u2064 sensitive issue. Despite \u200cthe Biden \u2064administration\u2064 expressing significant concerns,\u2062 Netanyahu stands resolute regarding \u2063Israel&#8217;s potential military incursion into Rafah\u2014the \u2063southernmost haven \u2064in \u2064Gaza for over a million civilians.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  &#8220;We have\u200b a disagreement with the Americans about the need to enter Rafah. We do not see \u2062a way \u2062to \u2062eliminate Hamas militarily without destroying these\u200c remaining battalions. We are determined to do it,&#8221; Netanyahu communicated emphatically to the \u200dForeign Affairs and Defense Committee.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>U.S-Israel Dialogue: \u2063A\u2062 Clash Over Strategy<\/h3>\n<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s call with Netanyahu echoed a plea for restraint.\u2064 With \u2062a stark reminder of the catastrophic toll the Oct. 7 attack took\u2014where about 1,200 lives were \u2064lost,\u200b mostly civilians\u2014the \u2063U.S. president \u2063implored an alternative path to achieving military objectives without launching a large ground operation\u2062 in Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>The stark difference in viewpoints crystalized as \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-deploys-nuclear-armed-submarine-to-south-korea-as-north-korea-flexes-nuclear-muscles\/\" title=\"US sends nuclear-armed sub to S. Korea amid N. Korea's nuclear show.\">national\u200b security\u2062 adviser<\/a>, \u200cJake Sullivan, voiced his perspective: <strong>&#8220;A major ground \u2064operation &#8230; would be a mistake. It would\u2063 lead to\u200b more innocent civilian deaths &#8230; and \u2063further isolate Israel internationally.&#8221;<\/strong> Sullivan emphasized the possibility of achieving Israel&#8217;s goals\u200c through other, less\u200b destructive means.<\/p>\n<h3>The Humanitarian \u2062Angle: Rafah at\u200d Risk<\/h3>\n<p>Amidst the strategic confrontation, the potential humanitarian fallout looms large. With the most northern\u200d regions \u2063of Gaza\u200d scarred\u2062 by conflict, \u2063Palestinians were urged to move southward\u2014culminating in the precarious situation in \u200dRafah, where the \u2062vulnerable\u200d population\u200d now find themselves\u2063 trapped.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  &#8220;Rafah \u200dis a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-takes-drastic-action-as-thousands-of-immigrants-illegally-enter-tucson-daily\/\" title=\"Border Patrol combats daily influx of illegal immigrants in Tucson\">primary entry point<\/a> for humanitarian assistance&#8230; An\u2064 invasion \u200cwould\u200b shut that down, or at least \u2063put it\u200b at grave risk when\u2062 it is most sorely\u200b needed,&#8221; Sullivan articulated, spotlighting the predicament facing aid efforts should a\u2064 military operation\u2063 commence.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With the heavy implications of full-scale\u200b operations in\u2064 Rafah possibly crippling the critical Rafah\u200b crossing\u2014vital for aid into\u2064 Gaza\u2014the\u2063 stakes of Netanyahu&#8217;s decision climb even higher.<\/p>\n<h3>Seeking Middle Ground: Ceasefire and\u2064 Diplomacy Efforts<\/h3>\n<p>In light of the intensifying\u2064 debate, \u200cthe U.S. urges both\u200c parties \u2064towards a temporary ceasefire. This would ideally\u200c pave the\u2062 way for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-to-carry-out-airdrops-of-aid-into-gaza-following-dozens-of-deaths-near-convoy\/\" title=\"Biden admin to airdrop aid into Gaza after convoy deaths\">humanitarian aid surge<\/a> to\u2064 the region without the\u200c barriers an active military zone presents. The latest offer\u2064 includes negotiations for \u200cthe release of hostages held by Hamas \u200bsince the triggering attack on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bIsraeli Prime Minister has\u2064 conceded to Biden&#8217;s \u2064request to\u2064 convene a delegation for\u2062 discussions in\u200c Washington\u200d to brainstorm viable approaches to conclude \u200cmilitary objectives with minimal civilian casualties\u2014a glimmer of\u2064 openness in a landscape marked \u2062by polarization.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200dthe world \u2064watches, the unfolding scenario in Rafah remains a poignant test of \u2063diplomacy, military strategy, and the pursuit\u2063 of \u200cenduring peace amid the\u2062 echoes\u200d of past confrontations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK\u2062 HERE \u200dTO READ MORE FROM\u200d THE \u200cWASHINGTON\u200c EXAMINER<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite opposition from the Biden administration, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu insists on military operations in Rafah, Gaza&#8217;s southern city, sheltering over a million civilians. President Biden expressed his disapproval in a recent call with Netanyahu but maintained support for Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2201832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24078580386310-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2201831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24078580386310-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2201831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2201831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2201831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2201831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}