The Biden administration had not set out to defeat Hamas, but to defeat the Israeli government.
That’s why the proposed Biden deal will protect Hamas and allow it to control Gaza while the administration has made every effort to remove Netanyahu. The collapse of Israel’s War Cabinet is the fruit of the Biden administration’s interference.
Biden did everything possible to stop Israel from going into Rafah. He failed at that. Israel is inside the last Hamas stronghold.
And it’s winning.
The IDF on Monday said that its Division 162 has defeated half of Hamas’s battalions in Rafah, including killing at least 550 terrorists, as well as destroyed around 200 tunnel shafts, and eliminated the terror group’s last major rocket inventory.
Further, the IDF said that within a couple of weeks it would likely be in control of all of Rafah and that the final battles with the remaining two Hamas battalions in parts of Tel al-Sultan and the eastern part of Shabura are already underway.
Currently, the IDF says Division 162, commanded by Brig. Gen. Itzik Cohen, has already achieved operation control of over 60-70% of all of Rafah with all of the 1.4 million or so civilians having long fled to al-Muwasi on the coast, central Gaza and Khan Yunis.
IDF sources also said they believed they had killed much more than 550 terrorists, but that this number represented actual bodies seen, versus Hamas forces who entered a structure which was then bombed, but without finding a body.
But it’s paying a price.
From the start of the war until now, Division 162 has suffered 3,800 wounded and 180 killed, with 23 fallen in the Rafah battles.
The casualty rate has increased with time because the Biden administration blocked Israel from being able to use certain kinds of air strikes and fought the deployment of armored brigades. The block placed on some kinds of military exports made the tensions go public, as did this exchange with an anti-Israel activist.
President Joe Biden told a left-wing journalist that he is wielding “extreme pressure” against Israel and that he has threatened consequences should Jerusalem not follow his agenda, in a bizarre interaction that was posted to social media platform TikTok.
“Israel’s security in the region is essential. And that’s fundamentally different than how Israel acts in Gaza,” Biden said.
“As you probably know, I’ve been putting extreme pressure on the Israelis to open up more humanitarian access in Gaza. And I think we’re getting close.”
However, when Biden noticed that Katz had not walked away, he suddenly began speaking aggressively to the journalist.
“I see you’re a typical press guy. I can trust you as far as I can throw your phone,” Biden said. “And I have a good arm, I can throw it a long way.”
The president then abruptly changed tact, saying “My point is this…I have made very clear to the Israelis what they have to do in the near term, and if they don’t, what’s going to happen.”
When Katz questioned if that meant the U.S. would cut off funding to Israel should Jerusalem not adhere to American demands, aides swooped in and hustled the journalist away from Biden.
Things are already bad in public view. They’re clearly worse behind the scenes.
Israel is fighting to defeat Islamic terrorists with its hands tied behind its back. The objective of the Biden administration is to stop the war before the election and to bring down the Israeli government by any means.