Will Israeli invasion of Gaza backfire?

The reality is that there are no good options for Benjamin Netanyahu

An Israeli soldier on a tank is seen near the Israel-Gaza border
Israel has warned all non-combatants to evacuate the northern half of the territory, in anticipation of a ground invasion
(Image credit: Ilia Yefimovich / dpa / Alamy)

President Biden took "a bold gamble" by heading to Israel this week, said Donald Macintyre in The Independent. 

Even before hundreds of Palestinians were killed by a massive explosion at a Gaza hospital on the eve of his arrival, it was set to be a fraught diplomatic mission. It risked associating him with Israel’s expected ground invasion of Gaza, and making the US look one-sided. And that risk was magnified by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas pulling out of his meeting with Biden in protest at the hospital blast, which Israeli forces and Palestinian militants blamed on each other. But the White House clearly decided that the mission was nevertheless worth pursuing. 

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