Biden, Netanyahu talk ahead of possible Rafah assault | REUTERS

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday and quote reiterated his clear position on a possible invasion of the Gaza Border City of Rafa Israel's military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafa and assault Hamas holdouts there according to comments last week by a senior Israeli defense official The Invasion would come despite International warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe Washington has said it could not support a Rafa operation without an appropriate and credible humanitarian plan the White House in a statement also said that Biden and Netanyahu reviewed talks designed to secure the release of some of the Israeli hostages coupled with an immediate ceasefire in Gaza meanwhile a Hamas delegation is set to visit Cairo on Monday for talks aimed at securing a ceasefire according to a Hamas official US Secretary of State Anthony blinkin is also set to meet with regional Partners this week on a trip to Saudi Arabia Jordan and Israel his trip to the region comes after Reuters reported that some senior us officials have questioned whether Israel is using us supplied weapons in accordance with International humanitarian law according to an internal State Department memo reviewed by Reuters some top officials advised blinkin they do not find find Israel's assurances on the matter quote credible or reliable other us officials accepted Israel's assurances blinkin must report to Congress by May 8th on whether he finds Israel's assurances credible that its use of Us weapons does not violate us or international law

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Published: Sun Apr 28 2024