US defines 'major' Rafah operation that would change Israel policy

The White House on Tuesday provided the most complete definition yet of what it considers a “major ground operation” in Rafah that could trigger a change in United States policy toward Israel, and said Israel’s actions there have not yet reached that level.

“We have not seen them smash into Rafah - we have not seen them go in with large units, large numbers of troops in columns and formations in some sort of coordinated maneuver against multiple targets on the ground. That is a major ground operation. We have not seen that,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters at a briefing.

anas,

Saving this until the IOF uses it as a checklist and nothing is done about it

Semi_Hemi_Demigod,
@Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world avatar

“We found they fired 9,999 rounds of ammunition into a crowd of women and children, which is less than the 10,000 round limit so we’re gonna let it ride.”

Fuck I hate my government.

noisefree,

John Kirby then further elaborated, saying “We have not seen the Israelis employing dodecahedron formations consisting of smaller Koch snowflake arrangements - if we see this kind of serious business, we’ll need to assess our red line. We remain vigilant but have seen no evidence of them using this kind of major strategy.”

small44,

Now define hiw big is a large unit and large number of troops

Zehzin,
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Bibi taking notes to do exactly that next time and watch them do jack shit.

catloaf,

“We have not seen them smash into Rafah - we have not seen them go in with large units, large numbers of troops in columns and formations in some sort of coordinated maneuver against multiple targets on the ground. That is a major ground operation. We have not seen that,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters at a briefing.

“Israel can have a little genocide, as a treat” --White House national security spokesperson John Kirby

Sanctus,
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The thing is, your constituents don’t care. We’ve seen enough war to last all of us ten thousand lifetimes or more. End it.

givesomefucks,

Why would Biden care what Dem voters think?

It’s him or trump, and apparently that means he can do whatever the fuck he wants with zero consequences.

He feels entitled to votes just because he’s not trump, so he’s not going to make any compromises with progressives

small44,

I doubt trump is worst for palestine than the guy who said if israel didn’t exists we have to create it, it’s the greatest 3 billions investment we ever made.

DolphinMath,

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