The White House faced blowback Monday over a Washington Post report claiming it had offered further assistance in locating Hamas leaders if it curbs its plans in Rafah.
The White House on Monday pushed back on reports from the Times of Israel and Washington Post that it is offering 'sensitive intelligence' to Israel on the whereabouts of Hamas leaders, if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declines to engage in a full-scale invasion of Rafah. President Biden has in recent days warned Israel against incurring into the southern Gaza city, threatening to halt munitions shipments if an invasion commences.
'hat work continues on an ongoing basis. We're not holding anything back,' the official said. 'We believe Sinwar should and indeed must be held accountable for the horrors of the October 7 attack.' Former Trump National Security Council official Victoria Coates told Fox News Digital late Monday that intelligence sharing is the 'bedrock of our security partnership with Israel.
When asked about allegations that the Biden administration has been playing politics with the Israel issue, Coates indicated Biden's need to win the youth vote, which she described as more in favor of the Palestinians than any other U.S. age bloc. 'That's what elected Biden in 2020 and staved off the red wave in 2022. So they know they need the 18-to-24 group.
Meanwhile, Fox News radio host Guy Benson called the report, 'surreal.' According to the Post report, Biden and senior aides have also offered to help construct food delivery systems and shelter for Palestinians evacuated from Rafah. The White House has tried to sway the Israelis to conduct only targeted strikes within Rafah versus the tack threatened by Jerusalem, as well as hope more granular intelligence assistance to Israel could dissuade them from major offensives.
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