Top aides of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a video meeting with US officials on Monday to discuss the situation in Rafah, following the cancellation of an originally planned delegation visit to Washington. The virtual meeting, aimed at allowing Netanyahu to engage with the White House without the need for a physical delegation, focused on the Rafah operation. The discussions, led on the US side by National Security Adviser Sullivan and lasting two hours, were part of a broader constructive engagement on the Gaza conflict. The White House and Israeli officials agreed on the shared objective of defeating Hamas in Rafah. The US expressed concerns about various courses of action in Rafah, and Israel agreed to take these concerns into account. A follow-up in-person meeting is expected to take place as early as next week to further discuss the Gaza war, including Rafah.
Israeli officials have agreed to consider the US's "concerns" about a potential Rafah invasion in Gaza after a virtual meeting, as stated by the White House https://t.co/WHUs9Njs2Q https://t.co/IjiL6VpU4O
BREAKING White House: The U.S. and Israel have agreed on their shared objective to defeat Hamas in Rafah. Israel has agreed to consider U.S. concerns regarding the Rafah operation and plans to have further discussions in person next week.
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White House: U.S. and Israel agreed that they share the objective to see Hamas defeated in Rafah. The Israeli side agreed to take U.S. concerns about the Rafah operation into account and to have follow up discussions in person next week https://t.co/33Gcbx65IQ
In a joint statement by Israel and the US, Israel agrees to take US concerns about Rafah into account. https://t.co/se2DzfaO1S
US officials on the meeting with the Israelis on #Rafah : As we’ve made clear, our goal with these discussions is to lay out what we view is a better alternative than a major ground invasion of Rafah. It’ll be up to the Israelis to decide what to do.
BREAKING: In a joint US-Israel statement, the Biden side said it told the Netanyahu side that it stands for the defeat of Hamas but “expressed its concerns with various courses of action in Rafah.” The full statement reads, “Assistant to the President and National Security… https://t.co/sMKrD3eFS6
BREAKING: In a joint US-Israel statement, the Biden side said it told the Netanyahu side that it stands for the defeat Hamas but “expressed its concerns with various courses of action in Rafah.” The full statement reads, “Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor… https://t.co/vS3dHmZLqo
WHITE HOUSE: FOLLOW UP U.S.-ISRAEL DISCUSSIONS ON GAZA WAR INCLUDING RAFAH WOULD INCLUDE IN PERSON STRATEGIC CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK
WHITE HOUSE: U.S. SIDE EXPRESSED ITS CONCERNS WITH VARIOUS COURSES OF ACTION IN RAFAH
WHITE HOUSE: U.S. AND ISRAELI TEAMS AGREED THAT THEY SHARE THE OBJECTIVE TO SEE HAMAS DEFEATED IN RAFAH
“The two sides over the course of two hours had a constructive engagement on Rafah. They agreed that they share the objective to see Hamas defeated in Rafah. The U.S. side expressed its concerns with various courses of action in Rafah…” https://t.co/BuYUziVCjW
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Senior Israeli officials said holding a virtual meeting is a way for Netanyahu to "save face" and have a discussion with the White House about Rafah without sending a delegation to Washington https://t.co/ctFPeSqHiT
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