Biden Commits to Supporting Israel with Defensive Weapons, Will Not Provide Weapons for Attack on Rafah: CNN Interview

In Israel’s first official response to US President Joe Biden’s statements about Washington’s intention to stop arming Tel Aviv if it launches a major attack on Rafah, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir sarcastically tweeted Thursday morning, saying, “Hamas loves Biden.”

Through his tweet, Ben Gvir tries to claim that the Islamic movement, which Israel has been trying to eliminate for 7 months after launching a surprise attack on southern Israel , likes and is satisfied with the performance and decisions of the American President.

This is a clear sign that Biden is doing what is popular and in the interest of Israel’s enemies, ie Hamas.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid responded to Ben Gvir’s tweet on the X platform, saying that if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not fire Ben Gvir today, he is putting every soldier and every Israeli in danger.

Biden had confirmed in an interview with CNN on Wednesday that his country would not provide Israel with certain weapons, particularly certain types of bombs and artillery shells, that it could use to launch a large-scale attack on Rafah because of concerns about the weapons. the safety of more than a million civilians took refuge in the area located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Biden said in an interview with CNN that the United States will remain committed to supporting Israel with defensive missiles and weapons, but stressed that those weapons will not be given to him if they decide to attack. to take on Rafah.

The US President’s statements represent Biden’s first public and clear position to date on possible Israeli military operations in Rafah, and came after his decision to suspend dropped heavy bombs on Israel last week. Because of fear that the US alliance is about to attack the city located in the very south of the Street.

Despite warnings and international pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains determined to launch a major ground attack on Rafah, the city he says is the last stronghold of the Hamas movement, which he has promised Eliminate Tel Aviv.