Netanyahu retaliates to growing US criticism over his alleged mistakes in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu complained on Sunday about the United States criticizing his leadership during the war with Hamas. He said it was wrong for people to call for a new election.

Recently, Chuck Schumer, a leader in the US Senate and a big supporter of Israel, asked Israel to have a new election. He said that Netanyahu, the leader of Israel, has made some mistakes. President Biden also said he liked Schumer’s speech and said Netanyahu is causing a lot of civilian deaths in Gaza.

Netanyahu said to Fox News that Israel wouldn’t have asked for a new U. S leader The election took place in September. In 2001, there were 11 attacks. Schumer said something wrong about the attacks.

“He said we are not a country ran by a corrupt government. ” The people in Israel get to decide when they have elections and who they will vote for. It won’t be forced on them.

When the media asked Netanyahu if he would have a new election after the war, he said it’s up to the people of Israel to decide.

The US helps Israel with military and diplomatic support. They are worried about Israel’s plan to attack the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where 1. 4 million Palestinian people who have no homes are living. John Kirby, who speaks for the National Security Council, told Fox News that the United States has not yet seen a plan from Israel for Rafah.

The United States. supports a new discussion to stop the fighting and get back the Israeli captives taken by Hamas in October. 7 assaults

The group from Israel going to the talks was supposed to go to Qatar after a meeting on Sunday night. The meeting will give instructions for the negotiations.

Even though people are trying to make peace, Netanyahu said he won’t stop the fighting that has caused the deaths of over 31,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials. It has been over five months since Hamas attacked southern Israel, which killed 1,200 people and took 250 others as hostages.

Earlier today, Netanyahu said that if there was an election now, Israel would have to stop fighting and would not be able to do anything for six months. Polls show that he would lose the election by a lot.

Netanyahu said he is determined to attack Hamas in Rafah and that his government approved military plans for the operation.

“We will work in Rafah. ” “He said it will take a few weeks and it will happen,” The mission is supposed to help hundreds of thousands of people leave the area, but it’s not clear how Israel will make that happen.

Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, warned again that if Israel attacks Rafah, it will cause serious problems for the entire region. Egypt believes that moving Palestinians into the Sinai Peninsula will put its peace agreement with Israel at risk, which is very important for keeping the region stable.

We are also very worried about the dangers that a big attack in Rafah could have on the innocent people who live there. “We absolutely must avoid this,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after meeting with el-Sissi.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he is worried about the people in Gaza and thinks that we should find different ways to achieve our goals, instead of causing so much harm to them.

Germany is a very good friend of Israel in Europe and is careful not to upset Israel because of the history of the Holocaust.

Patrick’s Day celebrations, met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss trade and immigration issues. At a White House event for St. Patrick’s Day, it was mentioned that the Irish people are very concerned about what’s happening in Gaza. He said we can learn a lot from Ireland’s peace process and how important it was for the US to be involved.

Varadkar said people often ask why the Irish care so much about the Palestinians.

We learn about our past when we look into their eyes. A story about being forced to leave your home, losing your land, and having your sense of belonging to a country taken away. Headded that now they are also suffering from hunger.

Alon Pinkas, who used to be the Israeli consul-general in New York and doesn’t like Netanyahu, said that the prime minister is trying to find someone else to blame if Israel doesn’t succeed in destroying Hamas.

“He’s intentionally trying to start a fight with the U. S” “He wants to blame Biden,” Pinkas said.

Both groups can benefit politically from the argument. Many progressive Democrats and some Arab-American supporters are putting pressure on the Biden administration to stop Israel’s fight against Hamas. Netanyahu wants to prove to his supporters that he can handle pressure from around the world, even from Israel’s closest friend.

However, there is also pressure from people at home. Thousands protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday night against Netanyahu’s government, asking for a new election and a deal to release hostages. Many people in Israel want an agreement because they are worried about the hostages being in bad conditions and not having much time to bring them home safely.

Israel’s attack has forced nearly all of Gaza’s 2. 3 million people to leave their homes. One out of every four people in Gaza doesn’t have enough food to eat, according to the UN.

The US and other countries are still dropping supplies from the air and starting to use a new sea route to deliver aid. But aid organizations say we need more ways to deliver aid by land and fewer rules from Israel to really help people in need.

“Of course we need to send help by using roads to people in need. ” “By now, we should have at least two or three other ways to get into Gaza,” said chef Jose Andres from World Central Kitchen, who arranged for lots of food to be delivered.