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Biden and Netanyahu in conversation - first in two weeks

For the first time in more than two weeks, US President Joe Biden has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports Haaretz.

In a statement from the White House after the phone call, it is stated that Biden underlined his "unequivocal support" for Israel while reiterating his view on a ground invasion of Rafah.

Biden has consistently opposed Israel invading the border city of over a million internally displaced people, which Netanyahu has been promising to do for months at this point.
 
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Details: Netanyahu afraid of arrest warrants

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fears the International Criminal Court (ICC) is about to issue an arrest warrant against him, a source told the Jerusalem Post.

According to the source, Israel's leadership fears that a similar order will be directed at Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Army Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi.

Haaretz writes that Israel's leadership believes that the ICC's chief prosecutor, British Karim Khan, can announce the order as early as this week. According to the newspaper, intensive persuasion attempts are underway from the United States and other Western countries to get Khan to postpone a possible decision.

"Under my leadership, Israel will never accept that the ICC is trying to undermine our right to self-defense," Netanyahu wrote on X on Friday.

Neither the US nor Israel have signed the ICC's founding document, the Rome Statute. On the other hand, Palestine has, which is why the court considers itself to have jurisdiction over what is happening in the war in Gaza.

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Abbas: Only the US can stop Israeli invasion of Rafah

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas appeals to the United States to stop Israel's intended invasion of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, AFP reports.

- The United States is the only country that can prevent Israel from committing this crime, Abbas said at an appearance in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

An offensive against the city would be "the greatest disaster in history" for the Palestinian people, according to Abbas.

US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken also participates in the meeting in Riyadh. No Israeli representatives are present, but there is still some hope of moving forward in the hostage and cease-fire talks.