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Israel's war and security cabinets will meet on Thursday evening after US President Joe Biden said he would freeze shipments of some US weapons if Israel launches a full-scale ground attack on the town of Rafah.
Biden's threat to freeze some military aid will be a major topic of discussion, Israeli officials said. The war cabinet will review assessments of Israel's remaining munitions, plans to manage them before and after Israeli military strikes.
There is no sense at the moment that Biden's threat will dissuade the Israeli government from expanding military strikes in Rafah, with Israeli officials publicly and privately expressing opposition and anger at what they see as Israel's abandonment at a critical juncture in the war. .
There are also human rights warnings: Israel's intensified campaign in Rafah has displaced at least 80,000 Palestinians, according to the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA).
The statement came after UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah would be "intolerable", reiterating calls for a ceasefire agreement and the release of hostages taken by Hamas.
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