Biden to Netanyahu: 'Guarantee the safety of the population in Rafah' - Middle East. But the Israeli prime minister doesn't give up: 'Control of the Strip is necessary' (ANSA) US President Biden spoke on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

It is the first phone call between the two since January 19th, Haaretz reported. 'Those who say that under no circumstances should we enter Rafah are essentially telling us to lose the war. Keep Hamas there,' he said.