Many Israelis feel 'betrayed' following Biden threat to withhold arms to defeat Hamas in Rafah
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Amid Israel’s plan to clear the main remaining vestiges of Hamas, the Biden administration is being accused of handcuffing the Jewish state with the threat of a weapons embargo.
In what seemed like a backhanded response to Biden’s directive, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday during a ceremony ahead of Israel’s Memorial Day to remember the state’s fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism that, "I say from here to Israel’s enemies and its best friends: The State of Israel cannot be subdued — not the IDF, not the Defense Ministry, not the defense establishment, not the State of Israel. We will stand, we will achieve our goals, we will hit Hamas, we will destroy Hezbollah, and we will bring security." Benjamin Weinthal reports on Israel, Iran, Syria, Turkey and Europe. You can follow Benjamin on Twitter @BenWeinthal.
Gallant added, "Whatever the cost, we will ensure the existence of the State of Israel and remember well the directive we signed just a week ago during the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, the words ‘Never Again.’ For me, it’s not just a directive, it’s a work plan. This is how the defense establishment will work and this is how the IDF will work."