The deepening antipathy of the Biden administration toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to derail Israel's military offensive to destroy Hamas.
In the three months since Israel launched its military offensive against Hamas following the deadly October 7 attacks, in which Hamas killed at least 1,200 people and took hundreds more hostage, IDF commanders have been astonished at the extent of the 350-mile tunnel network, with 5,700 entrance shafts, which Hamas has constructed in the Gaza Strip with the specific aim of increasing its ability to launch terrorist attacks against Israel.
"Hamas has turned hospitals into command and control centres and hideouts for Hamas terrorists and commanders... Hamas terrorists operate inside and under Shifa hospital and other hospitals in Gaza.".
Israel's efforts to achieve its goal of destroying Hamas are at serious risk of being undermined by the Biden administration's growing hostility towards Netanyahu's government.
Biden has been ambivalent about Israel's quest to destroy Hamas since the outset of the IDF's offensive in Gaza.
There are credible indications that the Biden administration's hostility towards Netanyahu has led it to work with senior figures within Israel's security establishment, which is known to have a difficult relationship with the Israeli premier, to remove his government from power.
Instead of trying to overthrow the Netanyahu government, the Biden administration would be better advised to grasp the vital strategic consideration that defeating Hamas is as much in the interests of the US as it is for Israel.
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20323/biden-threatens-netanyahu-drive
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