Israel-Hamas war: Joe Biden warns assault on Rafah a ‘red line’

| US President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, warning that Mr Netanyahu is “hurting Israel” and speaking candidly about “come to Jesus” conversations with the leader over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The president’s blunt comments came after he was caught on a hot mic following his State of Union address on Thursday telling a Democratic ally that he’s told Mr Netanyahu they will have a “come to Jesus” talk about the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Mr Biden stepping up criticism of the Israeli prime minister’s handling of the war has been an intentional effort to signal to Mr Netanyahu that the US president is running out of patience with the mounting death toll and lack of aid flow into Gaza, according to a US official familiar with the president’s thinking.

He said Mr Biden’s harsher comments of late came out of a frustration with Mr Netanyahu over his reluctance to accept the US vision for a postwar Gaza. Mr Biden has called for Middle East stakeholders to reinvigorate efforts to find a two-state solution, one in which Israel would co-exist with an independent Palestinian state, once the current war ends.

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