Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday that he would like US support for his planned offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but he’d do it alone if need be, Netanyahu’s office said. “I told him that I hope we will do this with US support, but if necessary, we will do it alone.” Netanyahu’s office said the only way to defeat Hamas in Gaza is to dismantle the last battalions of the Islamist organization. In view of the dire humanitarian situation and the many civilian casualties in the Gaza, Washington’s tone towards the Israeli leade…