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By giving Netanyahu this ultimatum in May, Biden drew a red line for Israel's actions in Gaza.
US President Joe Biden stated earlier this month that he would stop sending US weapons to Israel if Rafah is captured.
Biden said that Israel has used the weapons sent to kill civilians in Gaza.
"I made it clear that ... if they go to Rafah, I'm not going to supply the weapons that have historically been used to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities that are dealing with that problem," Biden said. .
Furthermore, the US president said that he has made it clear to Netanyahu that he will not have the support of the US if they attack the populated centers.
"I've made it clear to Netanyahu and the war cabinet: they will not get our support, if in fact they go to these population centers," Biden said.
By giving Netanyahu this ultimatum in May, Biden drew a red line for Israel's actions in Gaza.
Israel's attack on a displacement camp in Rafah on Sunday killed at least 45 people and wounded 200 others. This is among the deadliest attacks by the Israeli army in the southernmost Gaza city since Israel began its operation there on May 7.
Biden has yet to publicly comment on Sunday's strike. A spokesman for the US National Security Council said the attack was "heartbreaking", and that the US was "actively engaging" with Israel to determine what happened. But the spokesman also said that "Israel has the right to go after Hamas."
The US has backed Israel's efforts to go after Hamas, while warning against an invasion of Rafah, which would lead to heavy civilian casualties. In recent weeks, Biden's top national security aide, Jake Sullivan, engaged Israeli officials, including Netanyahu, in emphasizing the US position. Sullivan said he had uncovered "workings" of Israel's Rafah plan, which he said was now more "targeted and limited" in scale.
Last week, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel would expand its ground operation in Rafah. After the meeting with Sullivan, he said: "I emphasized Israel's duty to expand the ground operation in Rafah, dismantle Hamas and return the abductees."
The attack on the Rafah camp, which killed and injured scores of women and children, has sparked a growing global outcry. The UN is holding an emergency session on the attack on Tuesday - adding unprecedented pressure on Israel over its offensive in Gaza and on its staunch ally, the United States.
Spain, Norway and Ireland will formally recognize a Palestinian state today, prompting an angry reaction from the Israeli government.
About 10,000 people gathered outside the Israeli embassy in the French capital to denounce the bombing. The crowd carried Palestinian flags and placards that read: "Don't kill a child, neither Israeli nor Palestinian", "Stop the bombing, freedom for Palestine", "We are the children of Rafah", "Rafa, Gaza, we are with you" ” and so on.
An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed at least 45 people in a tent camp in Rafah, prompting an outcry from global leaders who urged the implementation of a World Court order to halt Israel's assault https://t.co/XI1bWdBzwN pic.twitter .com/KWyA9CtFeH
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