Biden warns Netanyahu against Rafah operation without ‘credible’ safety plan
by Michael Sainato from on (#6JJ0P)
UN officials and Biden have said an offensive in city, where about 1.3 million Palestinians are sheltering, would lead to a bloodbath'
In a call Sunday with Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden told the Israeli prime minister that Israel should not launch a military operation in Rafah without a credible and executable plan for ensuring the safety of and support for the more than one million people sheltering there".
The call between the US president and Netanyahu was the first between the two leaders since Biden on Thursday used the phrase over the top" to describe Israel's military strikes in Gaza in response to the 7 October attack by Hamas.
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