Move to plot course of Gaza war with US officials follows first phone call between Biden and Netanyahu in over a month
The White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan: ‘Send your team to Washington, let’s talk about it. We’ll lay out for you what we believe is a better way.’The White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan: ‘Send your team to Washington, let’s talk about it. We’ll lay out for you what we believe is a better way.’
Sullivan confirmed that Israeli forces had killed Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’s military wing in Gaza, and one of the masterminds of the 7 October attacks, in an operation last week, one of thousands of Hamas fighters he said had been killed. But he added: “a military plan cannot succeed without an integrated humanitarian plan and political plan.”
He also pointed out Rafah was the main entry point for the small amount of aid reaching Gaza, and it could seriously affect Israeli relations with Egypt, on the other side of the border. Sullivan admitted that Israel had made military gains against Hamas but said, “A major ground operation would be a mistake.” It would lead to more innocent civilian deaths, worsen the already dire humanitarian crisis, deepen the anarchy in Gaza, and further isolate Israel internationally.”
He said Netanyahu accepted the invitation and the meeting should happen at the end of this week or the beginning of next week.
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