Middle East
The United Nations has warned that the planned full-scale Rafah invasion would further cripple humanitarian operations and cause a surge in civilian deaths.
The president's report "ignores the big question" of whether the U.S. government thinks Israel has violated international humanitarian law, a U.S. official told HuffPost.
Police also moved to clear protesters from University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia and dismantled an encampment at MIT.
Media reports and humanitarians suggest Israel has started its ground invasion in the southernmost city in Gaza.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
On Wednesday President Joe Biden said the United States would not provide offensive weapons for a Rafah offensive, raising pressure on Netanyahu.
“I’m glad to see that the president is beginning, beginning to move in that direction,” the Vermont senator said.
The president’s remarks represent a firm break with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, though it's a break his progressive critics will say came far too late.
The Pentagon chief confirmed earlier reports that the administration had paused a shipment of more than 3,500 bombs to Israel last week.
Reuven Kahane, the cousin of Meir Kahane, pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault following the incident in New York City.
A senior administration official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter.