Biden warns Israel: 'Evacuation plan needed for Rafah' - News.com.au. President Joe Biden once again reiterated to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the US's red line in view of the imminent ground operation in the last city of the Strip garrisoned by 4 Hamas battalions.

The US remains opposed to any possible military action by Israel in an area occupied by hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians. Cairo is also putting pressure on Israel and Hamas, worried that Israeli troops will arrive in Rafah one step away from its border.