Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, its killing of the Hezbollah leader, and Iran’s subsequent attacks on Israel most certainly indicate that the war has already expanded.

Ceasefires Sabotaged Under Biden

For the past several months, Israel has been responsible for rejecting, or obstructing, every possible ceasefire deal. It has been able to do this because of the weakness of the Biden administration vis-à-vis the Netanyahu administration. For instance, in May, Hamas accepted the Egypt-Qatar brokered ceasefire deal. Not only did Israel not reject the offer, but it also moved its military forces to invade Rafah. What did the Biden administration do about it? In June, Israel once again rejected the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza unless its objectives – which include “the destruction of Hamas military and governing capabilities, the freeing of all hostages and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel” – were achieved.

What did the Biden administration do about it? Israel took control of Rafah despite Biden “reminding” Netanyahu that Rafah was his “red line”. Still, when this so-called “red line” was violated, Biden still told the world that he was not going to change his administration’s military support for Israel, showing how his administration was not only complicit in enabling a genocide but also lacked any........

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