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Biden Quietly Sends Three-Star General, Other Military Officers to Israel: Report

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The Biden administration is urging Israel to delay any invasion of Gaza even as it has sent a three-star Marine general to advise the Israel Defense Forces of what might await them if the promised invasion takes place.

Marine Lt. Gen. James Glynn is leading a contingent of military officers who are offering advice to Israel, according to Axios, which cited U.S. and Israeli sources it did not name.

Glynn formerly was in charge of special operations for the Marines and was part of the effort that defeated the Islamic State in Iraq.

American officers have shared lessons learned during the urban duel for Mosul, Axios reported.

“We have asked several officials with relevant experience, simply to help Israeli officials think through the difficult questions ahead and explore their options. The IDF will, as always, make its own decisions,” a Pentagon representative said, according to Axios.

On Monday, Israeli forces conducted operations within Gaza, according to The Washington Post.

Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the mission was “to kill terrorist cells in preparation for the next phases of war.” One Israeli soldier was killed in the fighting.

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The Biden administration is in no hurry to have Israel launch its full-scale invasion of Gaza and is urging a slow pace to potentially allow for hostage negotiations and allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, according to The New York Times, which cited unnamed U.S. officials.

After slaughtering more than 1,400 people in an Oct. 7 raid, Hamas took more than 200 hostages back to Gaza.

Within Israel, the Times of Israel is reporting that the Israeli military is urging the government that it be allowed to invade Gaza. The report said the IDF is concerned that the order for an attack may be delayed or perhaps never arrive.

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The IDF says it is ready, but appears to be held back by Israel’s political leadership, Lazar Berman wrote in an analysis in the Times of Israel.

“By all indications, we will very soon have a much clearer picture of whether the IDF can still maneuver in enemy territory… or whether Israel’s leaders even have the stomach to order such an operation. For now, soldiers wait anxiously in staging grounds, Hamas continues to prepare its defenses, and the impatience and concern of Israeli civilians grows,” Berman wrote.

The U.S. State Department on Monday said it would not support a ceasefire, according to an AFP dispatch posted by the Times of Israel.

A ceasefire would “give Hamas the ability to rest, to refit, and to get ready to continue launching terrorist attacks against Israel,” State Department representative Matthew Miller said.


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Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.
Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.
Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com.
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