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Biden warns Netanyahu against Israel carrying out a planned military operation in Rafah, the White House says
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WASHINGTON — During a critical phone call Monday, President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against Israel carrying out a planned military operation in Rafah, the White House said.
“Our position is that Hamas should not be allowed a safe haven in Rafah or anywhere else, but a major ground operation there would be a mistake,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said at the White House press briefing where he outlined the leaders’ conversation.
Sullivan noted that Rafah serves as a primary entry point for humanitarian assistance entering Gaza from Egypt and Israel and he warned that “an invasion would shut that down or at least put it at great risk.”
During the call, Biden asked that Netanyahu send to Washington “a senior interagency team composed of military, intelligence and humanitarian officials” in the coming days to hear U.S. concerns about an invasion of Rafah, Sullivan said.
The meeting will be an opportunity for the U.S. “to lay out an alternative approach that would target key Hamas elements in Rafah and secure the Egypt-Gaza border without a major ground invasion,” Sullivan added.
Biden’s relationship with the Israeli leader has been on shaky ground for months as he faces pressure from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party over U.S. support for Israel as tens of thousands of Palestinians have died in Gaza.
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