
Isreal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed hope that he and US President Joe Biden can resolve their differences over the Gaza conflict, following the Biden administration’s announcement that it will delay military shipments to Israel.
“We often had our agreements but we’ve had our disagreements. We’ve been able to overcome them. I hope we can overcome them now, but we will do what we have to do to protect our country,” Netanyahu said in an interview on the “Dr. Phil Primetime” show.
Netanyahu acknowledged that hundreds of Israeli soldiers had been murdered in Gaza and stated that a civilian government in Gaza is required, maybe with the backing of the UAE and others.
The Israeli prime minister stated that his government destroyed 20 of Hamas’ 24 battalions in Gaza, highlighting his intention to crush the resistance group, something many analysts believe is unachievable. There was no immediate reaction from Hamas to Netanyahu’s assertions.
In a statement issued earlier on Thursday, Netanyahu stated, “If we must stand alone, we shall stand alone. If necessary, we shall fight with our fingernails. But we have more than just fingernails.”
Israeli dissatisfaction stems from the United States’ decision to halt a shipment of bombs to Israel because of fears about their potential use in a full-scale Rafah assault. On Thursday, US President Joe Biden defended the suspension of arms deliveries, claiming that American bombs were used to kill Palestinian civilians.
In an interview with CNN, Biden stated that if Israel’s military invades Rafah in southern Gaza, where more than 1.5 million people are sheltering, the US will not provide Israel with specific weaponry and artillery shells.
Israel’s 217-day bombing of besieged Gaza has produced a catastrophic toll: at least 34,904 people have died, with 70 percent of them being newborns, children, and women.
Over 78,514 people have been injured as a result of the ongoing violence, and the terrifying reality of over 10,000 people believed to be dead beneath the debris of blasted buildings casts a pall over the region.
