Israeli prime minister says country can ‘stand alone’ and cites the ‘heroism and arms embargo’ of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further restrict arms deliveries if Israeli forces proceeded with an offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, was speaking on Thursday after Israeli and Hamas delegations left the ceasefire negotiations in Cairo.

It was unclear whether the talks had broken down or simply paused, but the failure to reach an agreement on this week’s round of meetings raised apprehension of an imminent Israeli attack on Rafah.

Netanyahu appeared to shrug off a public warning from the US president, Joe Biden, the previous night that if the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a major offensive on the city the US would not provide bombs and artillery shells to support the operation.

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  • Crampon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1713·
    8 months ago

    For sure, Hamas would never use the weapons for anything else than in a pure defensive manner. Can guarantee it.

    Hamas is a wholesome book club.

    /S

      • Crampon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        8 months ago

        None of the parties should be armed by an external force. This conflict is eating an insane amount of attention but has a miniscule importance for anyone not involved. It’s actually insane how many westerners makes up their whole identity by this conflict.

        Europe and the US have enough to worry about with themselves. Russia is a direct threat to freedom in Europe, and people here are worrying about some dispute far away that doesn’t affect them at all.

        Arming any part in this conflict is dumb.

    • Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zipEnglish
      31·
      8 months ago

      Atleast they don’t use white phosphorus on civilians and blast children with tanks at point blank.

      /s oh wait the s is not required

    • 800XL@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      7 months ago

      my brother in christ, this is exactly the point. isis-ra-el is only emboldened by foreign weapons. cut that shit in half and give the other half to the palestinians and shit changes. without foreign support vis-a-vis british zionists in the 30s and 40s and current american tax money isis-ra-el would have been de-platformed already