"Biden's Middle East Crisis: Tough Questions, Ground Operations, Plummeting Support, and Political Risks"

President Joe Biden and his administration are facing tough questions about Israel's commitment to minimizing civilian deaths as scenes of destruction and mounting civilian casualties pour out of Gaza. The recent Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp has raised concerns about the effectiveness of Biden's efforts to protect Palestinian civilians and the potential erosion of international support for Israel. While the Biden administration has urged Israel to contain civilian deaths, it has also staunchly defended Israel's right to defend itself. The mounting civilian death toll is putting pressure on the US to denounce Israel's tactics, but the administration has so far refrained from doing so.