The Biden administration is advising Israel to delay its planned invasion of Gaza, while also sending a three-star Marine general to offer advice to the Israel Defense Forces.
The general, Lt. Gen. James Glynn, is sharing lessons learned from the urban battle for Mosul in Iraq.
The Biden administration wants Israel to slow down the invasion to allow for hostage negotiations and humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. (Poll: Did Joe Biden’s Failures Lead to Hamas Attack? VOTE)
IDF says it hit some 320 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip over the past day, including tunnels where operatives were hiding, and several mortar and ATGM positions, as the military readies for a ground offensive. pic.twitter.com/HtQ9TCiGdD
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However, the Israeli military is urging the government to proceed with the invasion, expressing concerns that the order may be delayed or never given.
“We have asked several officials with relevant experience, simply to help Israeli officials think through the difficult questions ahead and explore their options. The IDF will, as always, make its own decisions,” a Pentagon representative said, according to Axios.
Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the mission was “to kill terrorist cells in preparation for the next phases of war.”
Lazar Berman of the Times of Israel reported, “By all indications, we will very soon have a much clearer picture of whether the IDF can still maneuver in enemy territory… or whether Israel’s leaders even have the stomach to order such an operation.”
U.S. defense secretary Lloyd Austin predicts invading Gaza will be more difficult than the 9-month assault against ISIS in Mosul: “Urban combat is extremely difficult. It goes at a slow pace. This may be a bit more difficult because of the underground network of tunnels that…
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“For now, soldiers wait anxiously in staging grounds, Hamas continues to prepare its defenses, and the impatience and concern of Israeli civilians grows,” Berman wrote.
The U.S. State Department has stated that it does not support a ceasefire, as it believes it would give Hamas an opportunity to regroup and launch further attacks.
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