Israel agreed to take into account US concerns regarding a potential Israeli offensive in Rafah and agreed to hold follow-up conversations on the matter, the White House says in a readout from the virtual meeting that the sides held earlier today.
Israel is giving Biden a fig leaf, in other words. The White House is leaning on the unity government for concessions to help Biden's position with voters in Michigan, but it's unclear what value this will have. The Israelis will launch the Rafah op and the political backlash will come no matter how Israel conducts its military operations. I seriously doubt that the Israelis will take strategic or tactical advice from the authors of the Kabul Bug-Out in any case.
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