And the US has incessantly pushed for a Gaza ceasefire that neither Netanyahu nor Hamas seems to want.
For instance, the US and its allies helped repel a massive Iranian missile and drone attack against Israel in April.
It has also killed other senior members of the two groups in strikes in Syria, Lebanon, Iran and in Gaza.
And pro-Trump Republicans are goading him to go further — at least partly to weaken Biden and his chosen successor, Harris.
This is just one of many reasons why Netanyahu is incentivized to expand his war no matter how powerless it makes America look.
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