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President Joe Biden offered one of his sharpest rebukes of Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza, describing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the conflict as a “mistake” and calling for a halt to the fighting.
“Well, I will tell you, I think what he’s doing is a mistake. I don’t agree with his approach,” Biden told Univision in an interview.
Biden’s comments add to mounting US criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza.
Hours before the president’s interview aired, the Biden administration dismissed Netanyahu’s pronouncement that a Rafah offensive date was set as bluster fueled by the prime minister’s tenuous political standing at home, senior administration officials told CNN.
Here are the latest developments in the conflict:
Rafah updates: Netanyahu said “no force in the world” would stop Israeli troops from entering Rafah to eliminate Hamas units said to be there. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel has not told the US the date of their offensive in Rafah, but that he expects the Biden administration will see “Israeli colleagues again next week” for talks.
