Biden's approach to Rafah and Gaza aid is 'monument to American fecklessness'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a congressional hearing earlier this week that the several leaks to the media regarding private discussions and frustrations about Israel's military conduct in Gaza should have never happened.

"It's deeply unfortunate that discussion was leaked to the press when it was a private discussion between us and Israel," he told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.

"Leaks are an unfortunate part of the business that we're all engaged in. It's really regrettable, but it happens. But also, something that's not a leak is the fact that we've been both public and private about the fact that we have deep concerns about a major military operation in Rafah."

The congressional hearing highlighted a major discussion around the US-Israel relationship and the levers of pressure available to the Biden administration concerning Israel's military operations in Gaza.

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