The deep divides between the U.S. and Israel over Israel's planned operation in Rafah were evident in a virtual meeting between senior officials from both countries, three sources with direct knowledge of the meeting told Axios.
An operation in the city, where more than one million Palestinians are sheltering, has become one of the most contentious issues between the U.S. and Israel around the war in Gaza.
The 2.5-hour virtual meeting earlier this week took place after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier canceled the meeting over the U.S. decision not to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages held by Hamas.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken led the U.S. side in the talks. Netanyahu's confidants, Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer and national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, attended from Israel. Several other defense, policy and intelligence officials from both sides participated.
Two sources with direct knowledge of the meeting said it was businesslike and constructive, and despite their differences both sides held a serious discussion with an aim of reaching an understanding and not just talking past each other.
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US deeply divided on how Joe Biden can win re-election without alienating a part of his voting base that supports Hamas paragliding into Israel and raping, torturing, murdering and kidnapping 1,400 innocent Jews & people including women, toddlers and the elderly.
Why won’t you acknowledge or mention the people who don’t support Hamas but find it sickening to watch children being systematically starved and murdered, zionist pig?
@GratefulDiplomatGreen2yrs2Y
Why did Israel let it go on for 7 hours without a response in maybe the most highly defended and surveilled area in the world? Mossad and globalists? Shipping Hamas now to former western democracies for more destruction in Globalist plan.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Do you believe one country should have the power to influence another's military actions, and why?
@9L9V2DM2yrs2Y
no, every country has power to their military and their military alone. if they need help they can call on an ally.
@IntuitiveWaspRepublican2yrs2Y
This is the inevitable end of people pretending like you can have two nations existing in the space for one, for almost a century.
You know what else doesn't work? Multiculturalism.
@9CJ6CB62yrs2Y
You were so close yet so far
@9KY6LGG2yrs2Y
Solution – U.S. stops messing around with foreign wars, period.
@KangarooHarryForward2yrs2Y
Why Palestinians were such a threat to Israel and could not be for same actions in any other country of the region ? What risks of invasion paragliding represents to any country?
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