Jake Sullivan, the White House national security advisor, told reporters on Monday that Israel will be making a mistake if it goes through with its plan to invade Rafah, which would “lead to more innocent civilian deaths, worsen the already dire humanitarian crisis.”
A major protest broke out on Saturday Night in Tel Aviv to voice opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—demanding new elections to be held and accusing the current government of being inept.
Despite news reports emerging last week that there is a new chill in the air when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel because of the country’s genocide in Gaza, Washington refuses to put any conditions on its weapons shipments and refuses to even mention the possibility of a ceasefire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that Israel needs three things from the U.S. during its genocide in Gaza: munitions, munitions, and munitions.
Nissim Vaturi, a far-right member of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, took to social media to accuse his country of being too soft on Palestinians in Gaza and said the city should be burned to the ground.