US Is Offering Israel A Strange Incentive To Hold Off Rafah Offensive
Over the weekend The Washington Post has reported a strange incentive and quid pro quo that the US is offering Israel if it agrees to hold off on the Rafah offensive.
The Biden administration is ready to hand over to Israel “sensitive intelligence” on the whereabouts of top Hamas leaders. The Washington Post cited four unnamed sources as saying the US “is offering Israel valuable assistance if it holds back, including sensitive intelligence to help the Israeli military pinpoint the location of Hamas leaders and find the group’s hidden tunnels.”
The ‘offer’ is bizarre and somewhat unprecedented given one would think that Washington’s aim alongside Israel would be to dismantle a designated terror organization and ultimately bring down its top leadership.
But instead this is apparently being dangled like a carrot. Washington is holding out hopes that a ceasefire deal can be accomplished with Qatari and Egyptian mediation, but that still appears to be going nowhere. A full-scale Rafah assault is likely to put an end to Hamas-Israel talks, at least for the near future.
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