By David Brennan
Newsweek
June 3, 2021
The Israel Defense Forces are defiant in the face of American criticism of the recent airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, with one military official suggesting Western nations including the U.S. should learn from its urban warfare tactics rather than condemning them.
The Israeli airstrikes—particularly the spectacular destruction of high-rise towers—galvanized progressive support for Palestinians in the U.S. and left President Joe Biden facing demands from within his own party to re-evaluate America’s long alliance with Israel.
But IDF officials that spoke with Newsweek defended the service’s extensive recent airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, which aid organizations say have exacerbated the coastal enclave’s dire humanitarian situation and devastated its already crumbling infrastructure.