Israel's Rafah operation not a 'major' offensive - US

[demmiblue]

Source: BBC

The US does not believe Israel has launched a full-scale invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, White House spokesman John Kirby has said.

Mr Kirby's remarks came hours after Israeli forces were reported to have reached the centre of the city and seized a strategically important hill overlooking the nearby border with Egypt.

He was also responding to questions about an Israeli air strike and a resulting fire on Sunday that killed at least 45 Palestinians at a tented camp for displaced people.

Israel says it believes the fire could have been caused by the explosion of weapons stored by Hamas.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22pl9p212o

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[Prairie Gates]

1. This is pathetic and pitiful behavior by the US

What's next, double secret probation?

The US government will not enforce any standard of decency on the Israeli state apparatus.

[Lonestarblue]

2. Denying reality does not help anyone.

Israel’s stated goal of waging this war to eradicate Hamas is not achievable, even if they finish the genocide they have started and kill every Palestinian in Gaza. Yes, they may kill a few low-level fighters here and there, but Hamas has had years to build their escape tunnels and plan last-minute retreats. What Israel is doing us hardening attitudes in support of Hamas and creating the next generation of fighters. Israel had the moral high road on October 8. They no longer do.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Such nonsense is hurting Biden and the US in the eyes of the world.

Stop defending Netanyahu.

[patphil]

4. That's good to know. I'm sure the survivors are releived.

I don't like criticizing my country, but this is not where I want us to be.
The question was appropriate. How far does Israel have to go?

[FirstLight]

5. look, they crossed my red line, and still going...

Come ON, Joe...read the room

I'm sorry but it's time to tell Israel to stop. period.

[2naSalit]

6. Oh pleeeeze!

Just fucking stop it!

This is why we are failing as a nation, weaponization and equivocation. Everything is being weaponized, including long held agreements of protection for isreal.

We are facilitating a fucking genocide while looking the other way and saying, "nuh uh" to it while GIVING the offenders the fucking weapons!




Makes us the same brand of hypocrites as the offenders.

[lark]

7. Love Joe Biden but he is wrong on this!

I, of course, will still vote for him. He's not perfect as shown by his lack of action against Israels' killing of Palestinian civilians, but he is miles better than the opposition.

[BannonsLiver]

8. Glad you can grudgingly vote for him with our democracy in the balance.

🙄

[lark]

9. Not grudingly at all. Did you not see where I said "I love Joe Biden"?

Geeze!

[BannonsLiver]

10. With all the enthusiasm of someone on their way to a colonoscopy.

[Orrex]

11. On the one hand, a subsidized US ally is murdering innocent civilians en masse

But on the other hand, someone on an internet posting board has offered insufficiently rapturous praise for the president.

Yeah, I can see how that’s the bigger point to be challenged in the discussion.

[Bucky]

12. After all, they only killed 2 Hamas operatives. (Oh, and 45 innocent Gaza civilians, by the way)

And who knows how many of those decapitated Palestinian babies might've grown up to join Hamas one day. So, no, one little incendiary device is not a big deal to you or me or any of the rest of the world that doesn't give a damn about Palestinian lives.

[maxsolomon]

13. Which reporter asked that "charred corpses" question?

Hoo boy.

[Deminpenn]

14. Frustrating

We had a saying in the office, "pretzel logic". It meant one had to twist and turn so much to justify your position or decision, it made a pretzel.