Biden calls looming Rafah assault ‘our’ operation

Was it a gaffe or a freudian slip? The US president has referred to Israel’s planned military operation in Rafah as “our military operation”.

An official White House transcript of the speech shows Biden apparently changing his wording mid-sentence:

“Our military operation in Rafah – their – the major military operation in Rafah should not proceed without a credible plan for ensuring the safety and support of more than 1 million people sheltering there.”

The US provides Israel with billions of dollars in military support, backs its allies at diplomatic forums, sent its ships to protect Israel, is bombing Yemen for blocking Israeli ports and sent drones for surveillance over Gaza but Washington stresses that is not directly involved in the war on Gaza.