Netanyahu says Israelis will ‘fight with our fingernails’ if they have to after US threat over Rafah plan

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ‘if we need to, we will fight with our fingernails’ (AP)

By Associated Press Reporters

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country will “stand alone” if it has to in its war against Hamas – threatening to deepen a crisis in relations with the United States.

Mr Netanyahu spoke after President Joe Biden said the United States would not provide offensive weapons for Israel’s long-promised assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.