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International Business Times
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Danny KEMP

Biden Tells Netanyahu Rafah Operation Would Be 'Mistake'

US President Joe Biden speaks during a reception honoring Women's History Month at the White House (Credit: AFP)

US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday that a major ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah would be a "mistake," as the two leaders spoke for the first time in a month amid growing tensions.

Netanyahu had also agreed to Biden's request to send a delegation of senior Israeli officials to Washington to discuss Israel's Rafah plans and a possible "alternative approach," the White House said.

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