Biden: Rafah is a red line, but...
US President Joe Biden said that Israel's possible invasion of Rafah, the Gaza city where more than 1.3 million Palestinians have taken refuge, is his "red line", but he does not want to stop the supply of weapons to this country.
US President Joe Biden says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "doing more harm than good to Israel" over the war in Gaza. He shared this opinion in an interview with MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart.
The US leader reiterated his support for "Israel's right to pursue Hamas " after the October 7 attack, but said Netanyahu should "pay more attention to the innocent lives that have been lost as a result of these actions."
It's worth noting that Biden has been warning for months that Israel is at risk of losing international aid as the civilian death toll in Gaza rises, and his latest warning in an interview with MSNBC points to growing discontent with Netanyahu.
Biden said of the high number of casualties in Gaza: “These actions are contrary to what Israel stands for . And I think this is a big mistake."
The US resident said that Israel's possible invasion of Rafah, the Gaza city of Gaza, where more than 1.3 million Palestinians have taken refuge, is a "red line" for him, but that he has no intention of stopping the supply of weapons.
"This is a red line, " he said in response to a question about Rafah, " but I will never abandon Israel. Israel's defense remains very important, so all the weapons necessary for defense, including the Iron Dome systems There's no red line to stop e missing."
Biden's address said that he is ready to speak directly to the Israeli Knesset, including making another trip to the country. Recall that Biden visited Israel a few weeks after October 7.
It is worth noting that, despite the pressure, Israel remains committed to the plan to continue the invasion of Gaza, including the attack on the city of Rafah, where more than 1.3 million Palestinians have taken refuge.
Meanwhile, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, more than 31,000 Palestinians have died in the besieged exclave, and hundreds of thousands are at risk of starvation. Most of them are women and children.
