President Biden, speaking beside King Abdullah II of Jordan after a meeting at the White House, reiterated that the United States would not support a major Israeli military operation in Rafah without a credible plan for civilian safety. But he stopped short of calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, unlike Abdullah, who added: “We cannot afford an Israeli attack on Rafah. It is certain to create another humanitarian catastrophe.” The majority of Gazans have fled to the southern city of Rafah, near the Egyptian border, to escape brutal warfare elsewhere in the Gaza Strip.
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End of carouselAsked Monday whether the president has threatened to pull military aid if Israel doesn’t heed warnings on Rafah, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said, “We’re going to continue to support Israel.”
At least 67 Palestinians were killed during strikes early Monday in Rafah that the Israeli military described as providing cover for the rescue of two hostages. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the United States did not consider the strikes to be the start of a planned full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah.
CIA Director William J. Burns is expected to travel to Cairo on Tuesday to continue negotiations over a hostage deal. U.S. officials hope Israel will have a counter to Hamas’s latest proposal, according to a senior administration official.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said during a news conference Monday that the United States and other Western countries should provide fewer arms to Israel, citing the rising civilian death toll in Gaza.
Houthi militants in Yemen caused minor damage to a ship carrying corn from Brazil to Iran on Monday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The rebels launched two missiles toward the MV Star Iris, a Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel transiting the Red Sea, according to Centcom.
At least 28,340 people have been killed and 67,984 injured in Gaza since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
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End of carouselAsked Monday whether the president has threatened to pull military aid if Israel doesn’t heed warnings on Rafah, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said, “We’re going to continue to support Israel.”
At least 67 Palestinians were killed during strikes early Monday in Rafah that the Israeli military described as providing cover for the rescue of two hostages. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the United States did not consider the strikes to be the start of a planned full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah.
CIA Director William J. Burns is expected to travel to Cairo on Tuesday to continue negotiations over a hostage deal. U.S. officials hope Israel will have a counter to Hamas’s latest proposal, according to a senior administration official.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said during a news conference Monday that the United States and other Western countries should provide fewer arms to Israel, citing the rising civilian death toll in Gaza.
Houthi militants in Yemen caused minor damage to a ship carrying corn from Brazil to Iran on Monday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The rebels launched two missiles toward the MV Star Iris, a Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel transiting the Red Sea, according to Centcom.
At least 28,340 people have been killed and 67,984 injured in Gaza since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
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