US should support Israel's Rafah offensive

The terrorist group Hamas is on the ropes. Israel is poised to launch an operation in Rafah, the group’s last Gaza stronghold. The U.S. should support this operation.

The Israel Defense Forces have experienced significant battlefield success in Gaza, rapidly gaining ground while enduring fewer losses than anticipated. Top Hamas operatives have been killed. The terrorist organization’s capabilities have been severely degraded. Eighteen of Hamas’s 24 battalions reportedly have been destroyed. Significant civilian casualties have been suffered, but this is sadly inevitable in urban conflict.