Posted 4/9/2024, 8:39:29 PM
Biden Administration Skeptical of Netanyahu's Threatened Rafah Invasion
- Biden administration doubts Netanyahu's claim that a date is set for a Rafah ground invasion, sees it as political bluster
- US officials say Israel has not communicated a date or plan for a Rafah invasion to them
- Biden administration believes Netanyahu is struggling to balance eliminating Hamas and pressure to reach a ceasefire
- US questions how Israel would move 1.4 million civilians out of Rafah before an invasion
- Biden privately critical of Netanyahu's ultra conservative government making it hard for him to compromise