House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) argued Sunday that Israel’s invasion of Rafah is the final step in completing its military campaign in Gaza, while President Biden threatens to stop weapon supplies in the event of a full-scale invasion.
On Sunday, in an interview with ABC News’s ‘This Week, McCaul said that invading Rafah is the last point in completing the military objective, emphasizing the importance of humanitarian conditions and tenants in place. He stressed that preventing the invasion would be dictating Israel's military strategy.
Biden last week warned he would halt offensive weapon supplies to Israel, including bombs and artillery shells, should the country’s forces launch an invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza. The White House has repeatedly urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against sending forces into Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians are seeking refuge amid the violence.
“For us to step in and say, ‘No, you can’t go into Rafah and finish a job…’ I think it’s tantamount to an arms embargo,” McCaul sa