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While opposing major Rafah op, Biden says he told Netanyahu ‘Israel has a right to go after Hamas’

19 March 2024, 3:10 am 5 Edit
US President Joe Biden speaks during a Women's History Month reception in the East Room of the White House, March 18, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
US President Joe Biden speaks during a Women's History Month reception in the East Room of the White House, March 18, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US President Joe Biden puts out a statement on X regarding his phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“I continued to affirm that Israel has a right to go after Hamas, a group of terrorists responsible for the worst massacre of the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” Biden says. “And I reiterated the need for an immediate ceasefire as part of a deal to free hostages, lasting several weeks, so we can get hostages home and surge aid to civilians in Gaza.”

Biden says he also asked Netanyahu “to send a team to Washington to discuss ways to target Hamas without a major ground operation in Rafah.

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