Israeli delegation to visit Washington to discuss planned offensive on Rafah
by Julian Borger in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#6KEK8)
US says attack would be mistake' as Biden and Netanyahu talk by phone for first time in over a month
Israel will send a team of officials to Washington to discuss its planned offensive on Rafah, the White House has said, as the Biden administration insists that an attack would be a mistake" and seeks to persuade Israel to allow in more aid in the face of an imminent famine in Gaza.
The US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, announced the Israeli visit after a phone call on Monday between Joe Biden and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, focusing on the planned Rafah assault that Netanyahu has vowed to launch.
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