On May 9, President Joe Biden threatened to withhold from Israel key weapons if the Jewish state proceeded with a major invasion of Gaza's southernmost city, Rafah, where Hamas retains several intact battalions. On May 10, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired back: "If we have to stand alone, we will stand alone. If we need to, we will fight with our fingernails. But we have much more than fingernails." Military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari affirmed that Israel "has munitions for the missions it plans, and for the missions in Rafah, too."
Israel and the United States Must Upgrade Their Diplomacy