Rubin on Rafah: There’s Direct Channels on an Intelligence Level with Israel to Make Sure this Operation Doesn’t Cause Mass Civilian Casualty

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WITT Thank ░░░░░░░░ from cairo Joining us ░░░░░░░░ is the former deputy ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state from ░░░░░░░░ Obama Administration and Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Welcome to you According ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post report published ░░░░░░░░ a short time ago ░░░░░░░░ the U S is ░░░░░░░░ Israel intelligence and supplies ░░░░░░░░ an effort to avoid ░░░░░░░░ full scale invasion of ░░░░░░░░ What is your reaction ░░░░░░░░ this Do you think ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu will be open ░░░░░░░░ this RUBIN Think this ░░░░░░░░ consistent with what the ░░░░░░░░ team has been calling ░░░░░░░░ for some time that ░░░░░░░░ Israel to be effective ░░░░░░░░ getting at the Hamas ░░░░░░░░ which they believe is ░░░░░░░░ or near rafah they ░░░░░░░░ need to be targeted ░░░░░░░░ terms of the attacks ░░░░░░░░ to be targeted means ░░░░░░░░ use intelligence and going ░░░░░░░░ these strikes This is ░░░░░░░░ President Biden differs from ░░░░░░░░ prime minister because the ░░░░░░░░ views the idea that ░░░░░░░░ we could just watch ░░░░░░░░ bomb indiscriminately all of ░░░░░░░░ which would seal the ░░░░░░░░ has proven not to ░░░░░░░░ the case across Gaza ░░░░░░░░ needs to be a ░░░░░░░░ pointed effort Think the ░░░░░░░░ will continue There is ░░░░░░░░ channels on a daily ░░░░░░░░ on an operational level ░░░░░░░░ well as the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ and the diplomatic level ░░░░░░░░ Israel to make sure ░░░░░░░░ operation was born in ░░░░░░░░ way that does not ░░░░░░░░ mass civilian casualty and ░░░░░░░░ to the intended targets.”