All the news sites are reporting that PM Netanyahu agreed to postpone the ground invasion into Gaza. This delay is due to the request by the US government and President Biden. They now want time to put out defense systems in different areas to protect its troops stationed in different places in the Middle East region from missile attacks.
I am not going to say this is good or bad, but I think it is unprecedented in Israel and we have seen other such unprecedented demands, or really acquiescences, since the start of this war.
Israel used to proudly state that we will take aide (which is mostly spent in the USA on equipment and supplies) but we will never take active help from foreign entities. no US (or any other) soldiers will fight for Israel, only Israeli soldiers will.
We have seen Anthony Blinken participate in a cabinet meeting discussing strategy. We have seen President Biden requesting delays, dictating policy, and talking tactics publicly with Israeli leadership.
Again, good or bad that we are letting the US increase its involvement I dont know but it is an interesting development and change.
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