The White House is trying to dissuade Israel from launching a broad military operation in the southern Gaza city that would cross Biden's 'red line' for withholding weapons to Israel.
Share on email National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend amid the rising tensions over the Israel i military operation in Rafah, three U.S. and Israel i officials with knowledge of the plans tell Axios.The White House continues to try to dissuade Israel from launching a broad military operation in the southern Gaza city that would cross President Biden's "red line" for withholding weapons to Israel .
Sullivan's trip also is a long-shot attempt to make progress toward a U.S.-Saudi "Mega Deal" that could include normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.Since then, tensions between the Biden administration and the Israeli government have increased. McGurk added that the Arab nations also said it would hinder the regional security cooperation with Israel against Iran, three sources in the meeting told Axios.doesn't convinced — and is still committing publicly to move ahead with a Rafah invasion.Israel's long-term security depends on being integrated into the region and enjoying normal relations with the Arab states, including Saudi Arabia," Sullivan told reporters on Monday.
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