Biden warns Netanyahu against attacking Rafah without “credible” protection plan for Palestinians. The two leaders spoke by phone four days after the American declared that Israel “has gone too far” in its offensive in Gaza.

Egypt has threatened to suspend its peace treaty with Israel if Israeli troops enter Rafah, where more than half of the population of Gaza is huddled. Israel, for its part, claims that being in Rafah is essential to consummate its victory against Hamas.