In a phone call, President Biden told the israeli Prime Minister of his deep concerns over a planned assault on rafah in southern gaza. In the last hour, the white house has said that a meeting between the us and israel to discuss rafah will likely take place next week. But Benjamin Netyanyahu has just said theres no way to destroy hamas in rafah other than by a ground incursion. All this as talks continue in qatar in a bid to secure a ceasefire deal. Lets get this report from anna foster, injerusalem. At gazas southern tip, the aftermath of another israeli air strike. 1. 4 million displaced people are now sheltering in rafah, and israel has made it clear it wants to go further. A ground offensive, it says, would remove hamas from gaza entirely. But theres International Pressure to avoid even more deaths. The message from israels allies to its leaders is getting stronger. Our position is that hamas should not be allowed a Safe Haven In Rafah or anywhere else, but a major Ground Operati
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