The White House will present alternative plans designed to dissuade Jerusalem from carrying out a full-scale military operation in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah when an Israeli delegation visits Washington early next week, Axios reported on Tuesday.
The White House will present alternative plans designed to dissuade Jerusalem from carrying out a full-scale military operation in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah when an Israeli delegation visits Washington early next week, Axios reported on Tuesday.
In the phone conversation, their first in more than a month, Biden told Netanyahu that he could not support a major military offensive in Rafah. Instead, the administration favors a limited operation aimed at high-value Hamas targets and securing the Gaza-Egypt border. At the Knesset meeting, Netanyahu said that he agreed to send the delegation to Washington "out of respect for the president" so the administration can convey its ideas, "especially on the humanitarian side."
The Israeli delegation flying to the U.S. capital will include Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and an Israel Defense Forces official leading humanitarian efforts in Gaza. Notably, the delegation will not include IDF officials in charge of planning the Rafah military operation, which the Biden administration had requested.
Broken down, 49% favor entering Rafah under any circumstances, 20% if coordinated with the U.S., 13% even without American coordination if there is a solution for evacuating civilians, 10% not under any circumstances, and 9% don't know.
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