US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid

Published May 9, 2024 10:40 AM

By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is warning that Israel will be dealing a strategic victory to Hamas if it carries through with plans for an all-out assault on Rafah. The city is the last major militant stronghold in Gaza. The warning was backed by a fresh threat from President Joe Biden. He says he will pause more offensive military assistance to Israel if it goes through with the operation in a city where more than 1 million civilians are sheltering. The U.S. is making its sharpest moves yet to influence the decision-making of its ally in the ongoing war on the militant group triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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