Israel will go to war alone if necessary: ​​Netanyahu – 2024-05-12 05:30:47

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel can stand alone. If necessary, we will fight alone. If necessary, we will fight with ‘nails’. Netanyahu’s comments came after the U.S., a close ally, warned of a halt to arms supplies ahead of the start of a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

The Israeli prime minister recalled the 1948 war to reject US warnings on Thursday (May 9). Said, 76 years ago, many were against us in the war of independence, there was arms embargo. We didn’t even have enough weapons at that time. But because of our strong spirit, bravery and strength of unity, we won that war.

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He said, if US President Joe Biden stops arms shipments, there is nothing to worry about. Israel now has an adequate supply of weapons. We have indomitable morale with us. With God’s help we will be victorious.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s Defense Minister Yoav Galant said Israel’s enemies as well as its allies should understand that we cannot be subdued by threats. Rather, we will stand doubly strong and achieve our goals.

Earlier on Wednesday (May 8), US President Joe Biden warned Israel that civilians had been killed as a result of US bombing in other areas of Gaza. Now if the Israeli army attacks Rafah, I will stop the arms supply. In particular, I will not supply the weapons and artillery used to carry out the attack.

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On the other hand, Israel attacked Rafa without paying attention to Biden’s warning. On Thursday (May 9), Israeli forces launched an operation in the city along with the deployment of tanks. They mentioned Rafah as the last base of Hamas and started this operation there.

According to a report by the news agency AFP, there was heavy shelling in Rafah on Thursday morning. Later, the Israeli military said it had targeted several Hamas positions.

Millions of helpless Palestinians have taken refuge in the town of Rafah near the Egyptian border. They have nowhere else to go. There is no place left in Gaza that the Israeli forces have not attacked. If Israel launches a full-scale attack on Rafah now, a dire crisis will emerge.

Meanwhile, the United Nations reported that more than 80,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah since Monday (May 6) as Israeli tanks moved closer to the area with continuous bombardment. The city is running out of food and fuel, as Israeli forces prevent such goods from entering through the Rafah crossing.

Source: BBC

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