Title: Israel Targets Key Gaza City in Conflict with Biden Administration
Updated Dec. 7, 2023 9:25 am ET
TEL AVIV—The southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis is a critical target for Israel’s military—strategically and symbolically. The centuries-old market town is the suspected hiding place of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the militant group’s most significant remaining military stronghold.
But the fight to capture it risks putting Israel on a collision course with the Biden administration, which has called on Israel to minimize civilian casualties and ease humanitarian deprivation in Gaza, and to hew to a more limited war aim of expelling Hamas from power.
The conflict in Gaza has raised tensions between Israel and the U.S., with the Biden administration expressing concern over the potential impact on civilians and the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
This latest move by Israel highlights the challenges both countries face in navigating the complex political and military landscape in the region.
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