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Netanyahu and Biden to speak as Israel prepares for Rafah offensive

By Lazar Berman 6 May 2024, 4:09 pm 4 Edit

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden will speak by phone soon, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.

CIA chief William Burns is in Jerusalem to meet with Netanyahu and the war leadership as Israel gears up for an operation in Rafah, something the Biden administration has advocated against for months.

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