{"id":2203691,"date":"2024-03-21T18:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T22:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-israel-headed-for-breach-over-last-hamas-battle-not-going-to-stop-us\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T18:51:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T22:51:16","slug":"us-and-israel-headed-for-breach-over-last-hamas-battle-not-going-to-stop-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-israel-headed-for-breach-over-last-hamas-battle-not-going-to-stop-us\/","title":{"rendered":"US and Israel on track for a &#8216;showdown&#8217; over recent Hamas conflict: &#8216;Won&#8217;t deter us"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fus-and-israel-headed-for-breach-over-last-hamas-battle-not-going-to-stop-us%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=2203691&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>U.S. Secretary of State Warns Against Major Ground Operation in Rafah<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. \u200cSecretary of\u200d State Antony Blinken issued a stark warning against\u200d Israel initiating a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-releases-first-hostage-video-family-begs-world-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Hamas shares initial hostage video, pleads for global intervention.\">major ground operation<\/a>&#8221; in Rafah, emphasizing\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-reverses-earlier-claim-that-millions-in-aid-to-palestinian-controlled-territories-would-be-suspended\/\" title=\"EU withdraws suspension threat on aid to Palestinian-controlled territories.\">potential humanitarian consequences<\/a> of such a\u200b move. This caution comes amidst escalating tensions between the U.S. and Israel over their differing approaches to handling the Hamas threat.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A major ground operation Rafa\u200b would be a mistake,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  &#8211; \u2063Antony Blinken<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The\u200d Stakes Are High<\/h3>\n<p>Secretary \u200bBlinken&#8217;s firm stance against a ground incursion in Rafah marks a significant departure from earlier tentative comments suggesting \u2063the possibility of such an operation. This stand-off\u2063 underscores the divergent \u2063views\u200b on military strategy between the two allies, with Israel asserting the necessity of a Rafah intervention for ensuring victory against Hamas.<\/p>\n<h3>A Clash of Perspectives<\/h3>\n<p>Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer defended the\u2062 potential operation, stressing the critical nature of dismantling Hamas&#8217;s military capabilities concentrated in \u2063Rafah. Despite Israeli \u2063assertions, Blinken sees room for a different approach, arguing that Hamas can be effectively\u2062 dealt with without resorting to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-pounds-terrorist-targets-inside-gaza-surges-ground-forces-we-have-not-seen-anything-like-this\/\" title=\"Israel launches airstrikes and deploys ground forces in Gaza, unprecedented in scale.\">major ground offensive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions continue to mount, the rift between American\u2062 and Israeli viewpoints is becoming increasingly apparent. The \u200cBiden administration&#8217;s push for a\u200c more restrained \u2063approach reflects concerns about \u2064civilian casualties and broader humanitarian impacts resulting from the conflict.<\/p>\n<h3>Exploring \u200bAlternative Solutions<\/h3>\n<p>Blinken announced plans for upcoming discussions in Washington, where U.S. \u2063officials will engage\u200b with\u200b their Israeli counterparts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-cancels-6-million-barrel-order-to-refill-strategic-petroleum-reserve\/\" title=\"Biden cancels 6M barrel order for Strategic Petroleum Reserve.\">explore alternative strategies<\/a>\u2063 that address the Hamas threat without exacerbating civilian suffering.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these talks, Dermer indicated a firm Israeli stance, highlighting the \u200bchallenges \u2064of neutralizing Hamas&#8217;s\u200b military capabilities without venturing into Rafah. The divergence in perspectives poses a potential obstacle in the ongoing efforts to navigate the conflict effectively.<\/p>\n<p>While diplomatic discussions aim to bridge these divergent viewpoints, both sides remain resolute in their objectives. The fundamental goal of achieving victory over \u200cHamas underlines the\u2062 shared commitment despite the\u200d differing approaches toward the Rafah issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken cautioned against Israel launching a &#8220;major ground operation&#8221; in Rafah. Such action was deemed a mistake, as it poses risks to civilian lives in the area. Blinken emphasized that supporting such an operation was not feasible due to the potential harm it could cause to innocent residents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2743,"featured_media":2203692,"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\/blinke-1024x683.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203691","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\/blinke-1024x683.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203691","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\/2743"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}