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I'm Daily Wire Editor and Chief John Bickley.

It's Monday, May 13th, and this is your Morning Wire

afternoon update.

Israel has intensified its presence in northern Gaza as they fight a regrouped Hamas.

Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has the latest.

Combat has renewed in places where Israel Hans said were already clear, leading to more criticism from the Biden administration.

Meanwhile, Israel continues to move forward with plans to invade the southern Gaza city of Raffa, the last stronghold of Hamas.

The U.S. and others want Israel to give up on the Rafa operation.

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said yesterday on NBC that a full-scale ground operation

in Rafa could be counterproductive and actually empower Hamas.

Israel's on the trajectory potentially to inherit an insurgency with many armed Hamas left or if it leaves a vacuum filled by chaos

filled by anarchy and probably refilled by Hamas. We've been talking to them

about a much better way of getting an enduring result, enduring security, both in Gaza itself

and much more broadly in the region. Those conversations continue and that's what

partners, that's what allies do. Lincoln also suggested that Israel lacks a feasible post-war plan.

Meanwhile, President Biden has faced bipartisan criticism for pausing a weapon shipment to Israel.

The president froze the munitions to show his

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