Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a visit by his senior advisers to the White House later this week after the U.S. abstained on a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Why it matters: Netanyahu's move is arguably the biggest rupture with President Biden since the war began, and will significantly increase tensions over Israel's plans for Rafah. Biden had invited the delegation to Washington to discuss alternatives to an invasion of the city, where more than one million Palestinians are sheltering.
