


A report is out this morning that Netanyahu told Biden yesterday that he must go in to Gaza with a ground operation after the terrorist attack Saturday morning that left at least 700 dead.
Surprisingly, the report also suggests that Biden didn’t push back or try to dissuade Netanyahu from this objective.
Here’s more via Axios:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Biden on Sunday that Israel does not have any choice but to unleash a ground operation in Gaza. “We have to go in,” the Israeli leader said, according to three Israeli and U.S. sources briefed on the call.
Netanyahu’s message signals what his country’s response to Hamas’ attack will look like in the days and weeks ahead in what the Israeli prime minister has said will be a “long and difficult war.”
The Israeli military announced on Monday it has mobilized 300,000 reserve soldiers — the largest number of reservists called to duty in decades — as part of preparations for a possible ground offensive in Gaza.
During his call with Netanyahu, Biden raised the issue of Israeli hostages in Gaza, according to the three sources.
- “We have to go in. We can’t negotiate now,” Netanyahu said.
- The White House and the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office declined to comment.
- Netanyahu told Biden that Israel had no other choice but to respond with force because a country can’t show weakness in the Middle East.
- “We need to restore deterrence,” Netanyahu told Biden, according to the three sources.
- Biden did not try to press Netanyahu or convince him not to go through with a ground operation.
We’ve already seen top officials in the Biden administration call for a cease-fire.
But what’s far worse is that Biden just gave $6 billion to the Iranians, who bankrolled and planned this terrorist attack. They are the largest funder of terrorism in the world, which means Biden shares some of the blame for this horrific terrorist attack.