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White House weighs how to respond if Israel defies Biden with Rafah invasion

White House weighs how to respond if Israel defies Biden with Rafah invasion

The White House is considering options for how to respond if Israel defies President Joe Biden’s repeated warnings against launching a military invasion of Rafah without a credible plan to protect Palestinian civilians, according to

Schumer: U.S. will have to use its “leverage” if Netanyahu’s coalition continues “dangerous” policies.

Schumer: U.S. will have to use its “leverage” if Netanyahu’s coalition continues “dangerous” policies.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday warned that the United States may need to eventually shape Israeli policy due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing cabinet’s approach toward Palestinians. “If Prime

Palestinians to be directed to ‘safe islands’ ahead of Rafah offensive – Israel

Palestinians to be directed to ‘safe islands’ ahead of Rafah offensive – Israel

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it plans to direct a significant portion of the 1.4 million displaced Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost town of Rafah toward “humanitarian islands” in the centre

Rift between Biden and Netanyahu widens as Israeli PM vows to press on with Rafah offensive

Rift between Biden and Netanyahu widens as Israeli PM vows to press on with Rafah offensive

Divisions between US 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.

Palestinian soccer player Barakat killed in an Israeli airstrike

Palestinian soccer player Barakat killed in an Israeli airstrike

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian soccer federation says former national team member Mohammed Barakat, 39, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. It says he was killed in a strike Monday

US not anticipating Israeli forces to enter Rafah at the start of Ramadan

US not anticipating Israeli forces to enter Rafah at the start of Ramadan

The Biden administration is not anticipating that Israeli forces will imminently expand their military operations into Rafah, two US officials told CNN, with the holy month of Ramadan set to begin Monday for most Muslims.

Biden Warns Netanyahu Not to Attack Rafah

Biden Warns Netanyahu Not to Attack Rafah

(Bloomberg) -- US President Joe Biden warned Israel against attacking the city of Rafah in southern Gaza as cease-fire talks with Hamas remained deadlocked at the beginning of Ramadan. The US hoped for a breakthrough

Biden warns Netanyahu that Rafah invasion is ‘red line’

Biden warns Netanyahu that Rafah invasion is ‘red line’

U.S. President Joe Biden said in an MSNBC interview on Saturday that Israel’s threatened invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza would be his “red line” for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but then immediately backtracked, saying

Israel strikes landmark residential tower in S. Rafah as truce talks stall

Israel strikes landmark residential tower in S. Rafah as truce talks stall

Israel struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, residents said, stepping up pressure on the last area of the enclave it has not yet invaded and

Netanyahu: Israel to push on with Gaza offensive, including in Rafah

Netanyahu: Israel to push on with Gaza offensive, including in Rafah

Israel will push on with its offensive against Hamas, including into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite growing international pressure to stop, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Netanyahu has vowed to destroy