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submitted 10 months ago by breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was traveling on Sunday in the Middle East for a visit to Israel and three Persian Gulf nations as Biden administration officials push Israel to end its large-scale ground and air campaign in the Gaza Strip within weeks and transition to a more focused phase in its war against Hamas.

Mr. Austin will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, to discuss in detail when and how Israeli forces will carry out a new phase that American officials envision would involve smaller groups of elite forces, U.S. officials said. Those forces would move in and out of population centers in Gaza, conducting more precise, intelligence-driven missions to find and kill Hamas leaders, rescue hostages and destroy tunnels, according to the U.S. officials.

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[-] JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca 29 points 10 months ago

The only thing the US is pushing us more weapons and cash into Israel.

[-] FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

That was my reaction too; “US to push Israel to scale back war… while providing Israel with the means and support to escalate that war”.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

They're not providing weapons for this war. They're providing weapons for the next war. Which will be even worse.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

Wow. Scale back. Such a bold stance.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"GUYS STOP IT OKAY?" ..."look, I had to say that. Mom was listening at the stairs. have some more bombs, and keep up the good work."

[-] spider@lemmy.nz 6 points 10 months ago

U.S. to Push Israel to Scale Back War

as soon as the Pope shits in the woods

[-] Gazumi@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

"Please scale back the butchering of civilians. There we've said it now and will continue to fund, supply and support those same war crimes."

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