Henry Austin is a senior editor for NBC News Digital based in London.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated plans to launch an offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden warned against precisely such a move in a call with the Israeli leader.
Biden is facing growing political pressure of his own at home and abroad to do more to help lessen Palestinian suffering and deaths, even as the U.S. continues to supply Israel with military hardware. The president asked Netanyahu to send to Washington “a senior interagency team composed of military, intelligence and humanitarian officials.
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