War in Israel drives wedge between allies: division between Biden and Netanyahu grows. White House blindsided by what happened after the abstention vote: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly canceled the trip to Washington.
Administration officials hastened to emphasize that there had been no change in U.S. policy, that Israeli plans for a Rafah operation were not imminent anyway, that negotiations over the release of the hostages were continuing and that they were looking forward to future talks with Netanyahu and his government are happy.