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Israel is deploying additional troops to support its Rafah operation. Israel will seek to avoid actions that could threaten U.S. weapons shipments.
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Israel is deploying additional troops to support its Rafah operation. Israel will seek to avoid actions that could threaten U.S. weapons shipments.
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Rafah, Gaza Strip
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that Israel had not decided when to begin a Rafah ground operation, conflicting with an earlier assertion by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Israel is sending more ground troops to support its invasion of Rafah
Israel is deploying additional troops to support its Rafah operation. Israel will seek to avoid actions that could threaten U.S. weapons shipments.
Open source reportIsrael appears to have toned down its ambitions for Rafah to a smaller-scale operation that probably won't cross Biden's red line
Biden threatened to withhold certain weapons if Israel undertakes a full-scale Rafah invasion and that Netanyahu publicly insisted Israel could proceed alone. Israel appears to have reduced its ambitions and probably will not cross Biden’s stated threshold.
Open source reportIsrael seems to have already scaled back its invasion plans for Rafah to a more "limited" operation that's less likely to jeopardize ongoing ceasefire talks - or U.S. weapons shipments.
Israel had shifted toward a more limited Rafah operation, potentially reducing risks to ceasefire negotiations and U.S. weapons transfers.
Open source reportPres. Biden acknowledged for the first time that U.S.-supplied bombs have killed Palestinian civilians in Gaza, and warned that the U.S. would stop supplying certain big bombs and artillery shells to Israel if it launches a large-scale invasion of Rafah.
President Biden acknowledged that U.S.-supplied bombs had killed Palestinian civilians and warned that certain large bombs and artillery shells would be withheld if Israel launched a large-scale Rafah invasion. Defensive assistance, including Iron Dome interceptors, would continue.
Open source reportthe clock is winding down... prospects for a deal will dim after that begins
The ceasefire window was narrowing and that prospects for an agreement would diminish once a Rafah ground operation began.
Open source reportThe U.S. is pushing Israel to consider the proposal on the table and hold off on sending ground troops into Rafah... Israel's War Cabinet approved the ground invasion of Rafah unanimously... Hamas has threatened to walk away from talks once it starts.
Washington was urging Israel to consider the ceasefire proposal and refrain from sending ground troops into Rafah. Israel’s War Cabinet unanimously approved the operation and Hamas threatened to leave negotiations if it began.
Open source reportGallant told U.S. SecDef Austin that the date has not yet been decided.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that Israel had not decided when to begin a Rafah ground operation, conflicting with an earlier assertion by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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