Israel hasn't crossed 'red line' with current Rafah operation, U.S. officials say

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Israel hasn't crossed 'red line' with current Rafah operation, U.S. officials say
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The Biden administration has expressed deep concern about the possibility of a major Israeli military invasion in the southern Gaza city.

Displaced Palestinians who left with their belongings from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip following an evacuation order by the Israel i army arrive to Khan Yunis on May 6, 2024. Photo: /AFP via Getty Imagesabout the possibility of a major Israel i military invasion in the southern Gaza city where more than one million displaced Palestinians are sheltering.

It was the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that the U.S. stopped a weapons shipment intended for the Israeli military and Israeli officials saw it as a warning signal from the White House.On Monday, the IDF started a limited operation in eastern Rafah and captured the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza.

White House spokesman John Kirby said in a briefing with reporters on Tuesday that Biden's message to Netanyahu during the call was focused on his opposition to a major ground operation in Rafah that would put many civilian lives at risk. Israel says the Rafah crossing is a strategic site for Hamas because it can control aid trucks coming from Egypt, collect taxes and signal it is still the ruler of Gaza.The two U.S. officials said Biden doesn't see the current Israeli operation as "a breaking point" in relations with Israel.

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