In a pre-recorded American TV show interview, he said, “It is possible to overcome differences of opinion.” In a previous speech, he said, “If necessary, I will fight with only my fingernails.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had expressed his will to proceed with military operations by saying, “I will fight with my nails,” in response to pressure from the United States to halt arms shipments, made a gesture of reconciliation, saying that he overcomes the differences between the two countries.
According to the Times of Israel on the 10th (local time), Prime Minister Netanyahu said this in an interview with the American TV program ‘Dr. Phil Prime Time’ released on the same day, saying, “We often come to agreements, but there are differences of opinion.”
“We can overcome our differences, I hope we can overcome them now, but we have to do what we have to do to protect our country,” Netanyahu said. This can be interpreted as a decision to carry out the Rafah attack to eliminate Hamas.
“If we leave them (Hamas) not destroyed, they will come back,” he said “They will come out of the tunnels, occupy Gaza again, and repeat the massive massacre of October 7.”
Previously, in an interview with CNN published on the 8th, US President Joe Biden acknowledged for the first time that US-made weapons had caused the deaths of innocent Gaza civilians, and warned that he would stop providing weapons if Israel carried out a ground attack on Rafah, the last city in Gaza.
Before that, there were reports in the US media that the shipment of weapons intended to support Israel was delayed last week, and the US Department of Defense acknowledged this fact on the 8th.
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s interview was pre-recorded before President Biden’s remarks. It is not clear if the footage was filmed after the US decision to stop the arms shipments was made.
In a speech given after the interview with President Biden was made public, Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “If we have to stand alone, we will stand alone, ” and “If necessary, we will fight with our nails.”
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