Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21382196

By JULIA FRANKEL
Updated 6:38 AM EDT, October 14, 2024

[unbelievable - of course Biden and Harris will go along with no complaint]

  • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    2 months ago

    The planned offensive into Rafah was halted after Biden temporarily cut off the arms shipments over it. They opted for some strikes instead.

    • Michael H. Jenkins@infosec.pub
      4·
      2 months ago

      I’d bet money I don’t have that “halted” means “delayed until after the US election”. But that’s the cynic in me . . .

      • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        2 months ago

        It’s unfortunately worse than that. We already resumed after the offensive was abandoned, it’s our bombs falling on Lebanon now. Plenty to be cynical about, no question.

        • Michael H. Jenkins@infosec.pub
          4·
          2 months ago

          I suspect that post election we’ll see a renewed push into Gaza and the West Bank. This feels a lot like Reagan and the Iran Hostage Crisis.

          • SeaJ@lemm.ee
            1·
            2 months ago

            If Trump wins, yes. He met privately with Netanyahu and is good friends with him.

          • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            2 months ago

            Yeah. I think it depends on who wins. Biden has given qualified support with a little bit of pushback. Trump’s support would likely be fully unqualified, since he needs to appeal to his Evangelicals and far right folks who support Israeli expansion. I don’t see much incentive to change from his course of full throated support for West Bank annexation and moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, de facto acknowledging it as the Israeli capital.

            • Michael H. Jenkins@infosec.pub
              4·
              2 months ago

              I think you’ve hit it on the head, in that it will be a question of how openly the next administration enables the horrors perpetuated by the Israeli government. What a time to be alive!