{"id":116246,"date":"2024-10-20T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116246"},"modified":"2024-10-20T07:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T00:45:00","slug":"netanyahus-defiance-of-biden-harris-rafah-invasion-threats-led-to-elimination-of-sinwar-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116246","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu\u2019s defiance of Biden-Harris Rafah invasion threats led to elimination of Sinwar, experts say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s decision to ignore dire warnings from President Biden and Vice President Harris not to conquer the last major stronghold of Hamas terrorists in Rafah proved to be correct, according to military and Middle East experts.<\/p>\n<p>Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the country\u2019s Shin Bet intelligence agency\u00a0announced Wednesday\u00a0that \u201csoldiers from the Southern Command eliminated Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas terrorist organization, in an operation in the southern Gaza Strip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden and Harris\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/10\/17\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-death-of-yahya-sinwar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">congratulated Israel over the death<\/a>\u00a0of the Hamas terror chief, but, earlier this year, both warned Israel about going into Rafah, where Sinwar met his end.<\/p>\n<p>Sinwar oversaw the massacre of nearly 1,200 people Oct. 7, 2023, including over 40 American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Harris\u00a0declined to rule out \u201cconsequences\u201d for Israel\u00a0if it moved forward with an invasion of Rafah in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way that any major military operation in Rafah would be a huge mistake,\u201d Harris told ABC News at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me tell you something. I have studied the maps. There\u2019s nowhere for those folks to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also in March, Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan echoed Harris\u2019 warning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur position is that Hamas should not be allowed a safe haven in Rafah or anywhere else,\u201d Sullivan noted during a White House Press briefing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut a major ground operation there would be a mistake. It would lead to more innocent civilian deaths, worsen the already dire humanitarian crisis, deepen the anarchy in Gaza and further isolate Israel internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In May, Biden went as far as\u00a0threatening Israel,\u00a0saying he would not furnish the Jewish state with weapons if it entered Rafah. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"33645663\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6152542372881;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"33645663\" width=\"953\" height=\"590\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/gpo-handout-no-marketing-no-91236746_4015f1.jpg?resize=97,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 97w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/gpo-handout-no-marketing-no-91236746_4015f1.jpg?resize=87,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/gpo-handout-no-marketing-no-91236746_4015f1.jpg?resize=234,145&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/gpo-handout-no-marketing-no-91236746_4015f1.jpg?resize=150,93&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/gpo-handout-no-marketing-no-91236746_4015f1.jpg?resize=50,31&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to military and Middle East experts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s decision to ignore dire warnings from the Biden-Harris administration not to fight in Rafah was the right move. <span class=\"credit\">Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden told CNN \u201cif they go into Rafah, I\u2019m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities \u2014 that deal with that problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amit Segal, chief political analyst of Israel\u2019s Channel 12, told Fox News Digital, \u201cThe elimination of Sinwar proves that the continuation of the war was not a whim, the entry into Rafah was not a vendetta and the refusal to surrender to Hamas to resolve the northern front was not a rash decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThere is a strategy, and it is to ensure, front by front, that the entire Middle East sees what happens to those who attack Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New information emerged about the elimination of Sinwar Friday. <\/p>\n<p>An IDF spokesman said \u201cSinwar\u2019s main goal was to wipe Israel off the map. This operation achievement is one fragment out of a one-year endeavor\u201d in Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"33645665\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5016949152542;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"33645665\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/photo-israeli-army-afp-restricted-91859195.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"This handout picture released by the Israeli army on October 18, 2024, shows troops on the ground in the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the continuing war between Israel and Hamas. 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/photo-israeli-army-afp-restricted-91859195.jpg?resize=662,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/photo-israeli-army-afp-restricted-91859195.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/photo-israeli-army-afp-restricted-91859195.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/photo-israeli-army-afp-restricted-91859195.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/photo-israeli-army-afp-restricted-91859195.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The head of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was killed in Rafah, as an annoucment made by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel\u2019s Shin Bet intelligence agency said, \u201csoldiers from the Southern Command eliminated Yahya Sinwar.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Israeli Army\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said Sinwar was in the \u201csame tunnel where six hostages were executed\u201d in August.<\/p>\n<p>One of the six hostages murdered was\u00a0Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand Sinwar was in that area; a few hundred meters from that tunnel is where he was eliminated,\u201d the IDF spokesman noted, adding there are \u201cindications of senior Hamas leaders in Rafah area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are 14,000 occurrences of Hamas booby-trapped buildings in the Rafah area, the IDF spokesman added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad Prime Minister Netanyahu listened to Biden and Harris and not entered Rafah, we may have never reached Sinwar. The people of America and Israel overwhelmingly supported our entry into Rafah and want to see Hamas committed to the annals of history. Now it\u2019s time to finish Hamas and bring home the hostages,\u201d Israeli Lt. Col (res) Yoni Chetboun, former deputy speaker of the Knesset and a decorated special forces operator, told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIsrael War Update\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGet the most important developments in the region, globally and locally.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harris\u2019 misjudgment about the ground war in Gaza sparked some intense criticism and ridicule on social media from foreign policy experts. American-Israeli Middle East expert Caroline Glick,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/carolineglick\/status\/1846999288884482228?s=46&amp;t=W6aKtwyMOcQWAmZKlmQo3w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on X,<\/a>\u00a0\u201cSinwar was killed in Rafah \u2014 a mile from the Egyptian border. Kamala threatened Israel with sanctions if we went in. Oh, and she studied the maps.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The campaign by the U.S. government and the European Union to rope in Israel\u2019s push to eradicate the Iranian regime-backed terrorist movements, Hamas and Hezbollah, has so far not seemed to impact Netanyahu\u2019s war plans.<\/p>\n<p>Josep Borrell, the left-wing\u00a0European Union\u2019s\u00a0foreign policy chief who suggested in February that the\u00a0United States slash military aid to Israel, said at the time\u00a0there was no military solution to defeat Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Max Abrahms, a leading expert on counterterrorism and a tenured\u00a0professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Fox News Digital, \u201cBiden and Harris have been basing their advice to Netanyahu on American political calculations. The White House is keenly aware that the Democratic Party has a strong anti-Israel constituency. For this reason, the White House has tried to coerce Netanyahu to withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza before the Hamas threat is fully handled and specifically against a Rafah operation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad Netanyahu heeded that advice, Sinwar would be alive. Israel is safer for ignoring this White House, an important lesson as Netanyahu weighs military options against Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following news of Sinwar\u2019s death, a reporter at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/briefings\/department-press-briefing-october-17-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Department briefing<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday asked Spokesman Matthew Miller whether the Biden Administration\u2019s policy towards Israel invading Rafah was in hindsight preemptive. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his response, Miller said: \u201cNo, I will say that we always made clear that we supported Israel conducting counterterrorism operations to target the leaders of Hamas and to target Hamas militants. And not only did we make clear we supported it, but we provided active intelligence support for those operations. 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