Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

  • 📰 CTVNationalNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 96 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 42%
  • Publisher: 51%

Canada Headlines News

Canada Latest News,Canada Headlines

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

“We’ve arrived at a point where each side has been making clear to the other its perspective,” Sullivan said.

The White House has been skeptical of Netanyahu's plan of carrying out an operation in the southern city of Rafah, where about 1.5 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering, as Israel looks to eliminate Hamas following Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack. Biden administration officials have warned that they would not support such an operation without the Israelis presenting a credible plan to ensure the safety of innocent Palestinian civilians.

The World Food Program warned that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70 per cent of the remaining population is experiencing catastrophic hunger, and that a further escalation of the war could push around half of Gaza’s population to the brink of starvation. Biden after his State of the Union address earlier this month was caught on a hot mic telling a Democratic ally that he has told Netanyahu they would have a “come to Jesus” meeting over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. His frustration with Netanyahu’s prosecution of the war was also on display in a recent MSNBC interview, in which he asserted Netanyahu was “hurting Israel.”

The Biden administration resorted to the unusual workarounds after months of appealing to Israel, a top recipient of military aid, to step up access and protection for trucks bearing humanitarian goods for Gaza.The five-month war was triggered after Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel in a surprise attack, rampaging through communities, killing some 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and taking around 250 hostages.

Elon Musk said he is 'almost always' sober during his late-night — or, in some cases, very early morning — posting sessions on his social media platform, X.Canada, citing the need to shun Russian energy, on Monday signed an agreement with Germany that it said would accelerate work towards the commercial-scale trade of clean hydrogen fuel.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 82. in CA

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Rift between Biden and Netanyahu widens as Israeli leader vows to press on with Rafah operationDivisions between U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu burst out into the open again over the weekend as the two traded barbs in interviews over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Netanyahu to Biden: Israel Will “Fight Until Total Victory” In Gaza, Including Capture of RafahPrime Minister Netanyahu: 'Those who want us to desist from the Rafah operation ... are telling us we should lose.'
Source: LegInsurrection - 🏆 3. / 95 Read more »

Israeli military makes arrests at Gaza hospital, international concerns grow over RafahPalestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. International aid agencies say Gaza is suffering from shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies as a result of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Source: CBC - 🏆 32. / 63 Read more »

Israeli airstrike hits 12-storey building in Rafah, residents sayA Palestinian carries belongings at the site of an Israeli air strike on a building, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Source: CBCNews - 🏆 2. / 99 Read more »

Israeli military plans to relocate displaced Palestinians in RafahThe Israeli military plans to direct displaced Palestinians in Rafah to humanitarian islands ahead of an offensive. Concerns have been raised about the impact on the densely populated region and access to aid. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees a Rafah offensive as crucial to destroying Hamas.
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

Netanyahu Vows to Capture Hamas Stronghold of Rafah Despite International PressureIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defies international pressure and announces plans to capture the last major Hamas stronghold of Rafah to eliminate the group and restore security for Israel.
Source: LegInsurrection - 🏆 3. / 95 Read more »