Tuesday, March 12, 2024
The dead litter the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, as no one is willing to remove the bodies. The street gangs have more or less taken control of the country, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Henry obliged yesterday after a gang leader—‘Barbecue’—threatened total civil war and genocide if the prime minister didn’t vacate his post (via NBC News):
Why it matters: U.S. officials say an Israeli military operation in Rafah would likely lead to a significant shift in U.S. policy — including an end to the defense of Israel at the United Nations and restrictions on the use of U.S. weapons by Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza.
- Netanyahu has effectively said his red line is that Israel must go into Rafah.
- More than one million Palestinian civilians, many of them displaced by the war, are sheltering in Rafah.
Driving the news: In an interview on Saturday, Biden was asked whether an Israeli military operation in Rafah was a red line for the administration. "Yes it is," Biden replied.



