Netanyahu says Israel ‘will stand alone’ if it has to after threatened US arms holdup

By JOSEPH KRAUSS, SAM MEDNICK and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS (Associated Press)

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu minister said Thursday that his country will “stand alone” if it has to in its war against Hamas — threatening to deepen a crisis in relations with the United States.

Netanyahu spoke after President Joe Biden said the United States would not provide offensive weapons for Israel’s long-promised assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

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