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White House aware of strike on Rafah, is gathering more info, says spokesperson
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Joe Biden’s administration is following the situation regarding the Israeli strike on a displaced people camp near Gaza’s Rafah, which according to the Israeli army targeted a Hamas compound and killed several commanders, and according to Hamas authorities killed 35, including civilians.
“We’re aware of the reports about the incident in Rafah and are gathering more information,” a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council tells The Times of Israel.