WASHINGTON, March 19 — US President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday that a ground offensive in Rafah would be a “mistake”, as they spoke...
WASHINGTON, March 19 — US President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday that a ground offensive in Rafah would be a “mistake”, as they spoke for the first time in a month amid growing tensions over the war in Gaza.
The two leaders last spoke on February 15 and Biden has shown increasing impatience with Netanyahu, fearing that domestic opposition to the war could hurt his re-election chances in November.“The president explained why he is so deeply concerned about the prospect of Israel conducting major military operations in Rafah,” White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters Monday.
Netanyahu “obviously has his own point of view on a Rafah operation” but had agreed to send the team of military, intelligence and aid officials in the coming days, Sullivan added. As his frustrations with Netanyahu escalated, Biden pointedly praised a “good speech” last week by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling for new elections in Israel.
Explaining why the two leaders had not spoken for 32 days, Sullivan said Biden reserves his calls for Netanyahu for “when he believes there is a key strategic moment.”
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