Biden Warns Netanyahu Not to Attack Rafah as Ramadan Begins
- President says Israeli invasion of Rafah would be a ‘red line’
- Hamas says 60 hostages are dead; US building port for Gaza aid
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US President Joe Biden warned Israel against attacking the city of Rafah in southern Gaza as cease-fire talks with Hamas remained deadlocked at the beginning of Ramadan.
The US hoped for a breakthrough before Islam’s holy month, which began after sundown on Sunday. A deal would probably lead to a six-week pause in fighting, the freeing of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.