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US-Israel Relations
The White House clarifies: "We are not abandoning Israel"
Against the backdrop of the crisis surrounding the American threats to Israel, Kirby clarified that, "Biden was clear that we do not support a ground operation in Rafah but the argument that we are distancing ourselves from Israel does not align with the facts."
Uriel Be'eri, JFeed Staff | 10.05.24