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Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

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The White House has been skeptical of Netanyahu’s plan to carry out an operation in the southern city of Rafah, where about 1.5 million displaced Palestinians...

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  1. Netanyahu okays plan for operation in Gaza's packed Rafah

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  2. Israel PM says army will enter Rafah despite 'international pressure'

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    Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

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  1. Legal Insurrection

    ‘We Will Enter Rafah’: Defying Biden, Netanyahu Vows to Capture Last Hamas Stronghold in Gaza (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Netanyahu: "We will enter Rafah, and we complete our mission of eliminating Hamas to restore security for the people of Israel and bring complete victory to the country."

  2. Al-Monitor

    Netanyahu okays plan for operation in Gaza's packed Rafah (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday he had approved the military's plan for an operation in Rafah, where most of war-battered Gaza's population has sought refuge.Netanyahu "approved the plans for action in Rafah," his office said in a statement, without giving details o…

  3. The Washington Free Beacon

    Netanyahu Approves Plan for Rafah Operation (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday approved a planned operation by the Israel Defense Forces to attack Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city and home to about half of the region’s 2.3 million residents.

  4. Fox News

    Netanyahu approves Rafah ground invasion, despite Biden opposition (opens Fox News)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a ground invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah on Friday, ignoring vehement protests from the United States government.

  5. The Guardian

    Netanyahu approves plans for Rafah attack, Israeli officials say (opens The Guardian)

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    Israeli prime minister’s decision may be intended to put pressure on Hamas as negotiations continue

  6. Washington Examiner

    Netanyahu approves Rafah military plans (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved military plans for operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Israel PM says army will enter Rafah despite 'international pressure' (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli troops would pursue a planned ground offensive in southern Gaza's Rafah that has spurred fears of mass civilian casualties."No amount of international pressure will stop us from realising all the goals of the war: eliminating Hamas, releasin…

  8. Al-Monitor

    Israeli PM vows to invade Gaza's Rafah despite world 'pressure' (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to send ground forces into Gaza's southern Rafah city despite growing international concern over the fate of Palestinian civilians sheltering there.

  9. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    The White House has been skeptical of Netanyahu’s plan to carry out an operation in the southern city of Rafah, where about 1.5 million displaced Palestinians...

  10. Southern Minnesota

    Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli official to discuss prospective Rafah operation (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as each side

  11. WHDH Boston

    Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration

  12. Voice of America

    Biden Voices New Concerns to Netanyahu About Israel’s Conduct of War on Hamas (opens Voice of America)

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    White House national security adviser calls Israeli plan for ‘smashing into’ Rafah a ‘mistake’

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss Rafah operation (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday for the first time in more than a month.

  14. New York Post

    Netanyahu says Israel ‘determined’ to carry out ground operation in Rafah despite Biden plea (opens New York Post)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spurned a plea from Joe Biden to call off a planned ground assault of Rafah, the last refuge in Gaza for more than a million displaced people, where Israel believes Hamas fighters are holed up.

  15. Berkshire Eagle

    The Latest | Netanyahu remains set on Rafah ground invasion despite US misgivings (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he remains determined to carry out a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite U.S. President Joe Biden

  16. Al-Monitor

    Biden warns Netanyahu Rafah assault would be 'mistake' (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday 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.

  17. New York Times

    Netanyahu to Send Israeli Team to Washington to Discuss Rafah Plans (opens New York Times)

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    The Biden administration has expressed concern about Israel’s planned ground invasion in the city, where nearly half of Gaza’s population has sheltered.

  18. Breitbart News

    Netanyahu to Biden, Sullivan: 'There Is No Way' Other than Rafah Invasion (opens Breitbart News)

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    Netanyahu: "I made it as clear as possible to the President that we are determined to complete the elimination of these battalions in Rafah."

  19. Voice of America

    Washington to Host Israeli Team to Discuss Rafah Ground Invasion Plans (opens Voice of America)

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    Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to send a delegation to the U.S. to discuss Israeli plans for a ground invasion into Gaza’s crowded city of Rafah — a plan the White House has described as a “mistake.” Meanwhile, aid groups warn that famine is looming for the besieged exclave.

  20. Washington Examiner

    Netanyahu ‘determined’ to enter Rafah despite US pushback (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden continues to support Israel's efforts to defeat Hamas in Gaza but disagrees with how Israel is expected to carry out operations in Rafah.

  21. UPI

    Despite Joe Biden's misgivings, Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Rafah military operation being planned (opens UPI)

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    Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday told the parliament that his government's planned military ground operation in Rafah will move forward despite public pressure by the United States to show restraint.

  22. Rolling Stone

    Biden, Netanyahu to Discuss Alternatives to 'Major' Ground Operation in Rafah (opens Rolling Stone)

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    At the request of Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to send a team of officials to Washington to discuss alternatives to an Israeli invasion of Rafah.

  23. NBC News

    Defying Biden, Netanyahu renews pledge to launch Rafah offensive (opens NBC News)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant message to President Joe Biden insisting his country’s forces should enter Gaza’s city of Rafah.

  24. Al-Monitor

    Netanyahu confirms delegation to discuss Rafah operation in Washington (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed an Israeli delegation will soon head to Washington to discuss the impending military operation in Rafah.

  25. CNN

    Biden takes a political risk with his invitation to Israeli officials (opens CNN)

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    When President Joe Biden asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to dispatch a team of top Israeli officials to Washington, his hope was to preempt a large-scale ground invasion of Rafah, which the Biden administration believes would amount to a humanitarian catastrophe.

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