JERUSALEM, Israel – The divide between the U.S. government and Israel is growing over the war in Gaza, as the rift between the Biden administration and the Netanyahu coalition is coming to a crossroads.
The tensions center around Israel’s intention to advance into Rafah, the last Hamas stronghold in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the annual AIPAC Conference that Israel would destroy Hamas and free the Israeli hostages.
“We will finish the job in Rafah while enabling the civilian population to get out of harm’s way,” he declared. “You cannot say you support Israel’s right to exist and to defend itself, and then oppose Isreal when it exercises that right.
Netanyahu said Israel would not bow to any pressure to stop.
“Israel’s very future, its very survival is at stake. We have no other option but total victory,” he stated.
Jerusalem’s Deputy Mayor, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, told CBN News the battle over Rafah is crucial.
“We know there’s four battalions left of terrorists in Rafah,” she said. “We know that all our hostages are in Rafah. We also know that Sinwar, who is the mastermind of this entire war – and of course, what started the war, which was a horrible, brutal massacre such as
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