Netanyahu to the United States: “If we have to be alone, we will be”

“If we have to be alone, we will be”, the Prime Minister reiterated this Thursday. Israeli, Benjamin Netanyahuin a veiled message to US President Joe Biden, who yesterday threatened to cut off aid for offensive weapons if Israel undertook a large-scale military operation in Rafah.

“We are on the eve of Independence Day. In the War of Independence, 76 years ago, we were the few against the many. We had no weapons, there was an arms embargo on Israel, but with greatness of spirit, bravery and unity among us. “We won”, said the Prime Minister today.

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Israel will celebrate Independence Day on May 14, which commemorates the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, what Palestinians call the Nakba (disaster in Arabic).

“Today we are much stronger. We are determined and united to defeat our enemy and those who seek our souls. If we have to be alone, we will be alone. We will fight tooth and nail (…) We will win together”, stressed Netanyahu in a video message broadcast on his channels.

While not mentioning it directly, Netanyahu’s message – five days before Independence Day – responds to Wednesday’s statements from Bidenwho in an interview with CNN stated that if Israeli troops invade Rafah, the US will stop sending offensive weapons such as artillery and bombs to fighter jets, although it will continue to supply defensive material for the Iron Dome anti-missile system, in line with its commitment to the defense of Israel.

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Israel began the operation in Rafah on Monday, although it insists that these are selective attacks in the eastern part of that city, in the extreme south of the Strip and where around 1.5 million displaced people live, more than half of the population. gazati.

A military spokesman indicated that since that day, Israel eliminated around 50 “terrorists” and that around 10 tunnel mouths were found, in addition to around 150,000 people having already fled the city, although they had nowhere to go.

He also noted that three Israeli soldiers were slightly injured after an explosion in a booby-trapped tunnel in the Rafah area.

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He Israeli army ordered the evacuation of around 100,000 people in the east of the city on Monday and on Tuesday took control of the crossing Rafawhich connects the enclave to Egypt and is vital for the entry of humanitarian aid.

Although dozens of people have died in bombings, not only in the east, the Israeli operation is currently limited, but the international community fears a ground invasion with devastating consequences, which could occur in the coming days if negotiations for a new truce fail completely.

Source: Elcomercio

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