Two week “window”. before Israel’s military operation in Rafa. The White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday that the US and Israel would discuss in depth how the situation in Gaza, where the humanitarian crisis is escalating after six months of conflict, will evolve.

The meeting will take place this week or next week, and no business in Rafah will take place before those talks.

Joe Biden believes a large-scale Israeli military ground operation in Rafah “it would be wrong”, and told the Israeli prime minister that he is “very anxious” on the matter, said the White House National Security Adviser.

During the telephone conversation they had, the US president asked Benjamin Netanyahu to send an interagency Israeli delegation to the United States to discuss the plan for this attack, and the Israeli prime minister accepted, Jake Sullivan explained during a press conference.

The White House announced that Joe Biden warned Benjamin Netanyahu that an Israeli military operation in Rafah it will intensify anarchy in Gaza, and that teams from both sides will meet in Washington to discuss the issue

“Anarchy prevails in areas cleared by the Israeli army, but they have not stabilized” in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis will deepen if Israel goes ahead with the attack on Raza, Jake Sullivan said, summarizing Biden’s message to Netanyahu.

“We had many conversations at many different levels, at the military level, at the level of the Intelligence services, between diplomats and humanitarian experts, but until today we have not had the opportunity for a comprehensive, comprehensive strategic discussion…” he said.

The two men had a professional discussion that did not end abruptly, the National Security Adviser explained, and Biden did not threaten to limit US aid to Israel.

Biden told Netanyahu that a coherent strategy for Gaza is needed, “and not for Israel to go and destroy Rafah.”

The phone call was the first between Biden and Netanyahu in a month.

Joe Biden, who supported Israel almost unconditionally after the October 7 attack, is increasingly distancing himself from Benjamin Netanyahu.

Recently, the American president stated that Netanyahu “does more harm than good” in his country for the way he is managing the war in Gaza, where civilian casualties are multiplying and the humanitarian crisis is worsening.

In a speech Thursday, Senate President Chuck Schumer, a staunch supporter of Israel and the highest-ranking Jewish elected official, called for new elections in Israel stating that Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace.

Joe Biden the next day supported Schumer’s position, saying it echoes the concerns of many Americans.

Netanyahu responded in stride yesterday, saying in an interview with CNN that Schumer’s interview she was “totally inappropriate”.

The Israeli prime minister reiterated during a cabinet meeting yesterday that Israeli forces will attack Rafah, the last “safe” enclave in the Gaza Strip, despite international pressure on Israel to avoid further civilian casualties.

In today’s phone call, the Israeli prime minister said he told the US president that Israel is determined “to achieve all the objectives of the war” in Gaza, including neutralizing Hamas, freeing all hostages and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel, while providing humanitarian aid, according to a statement from his office.