Washington urges Gaza cease-fire deal amid Israeli plans for Rafah assault.

Washington urges Gaza cease-fire deal amid Israeli plans for Rafah assault.

Reports of possible progress on a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas are happening against the backdrop of Israel’s plan for a military incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah. In Washington, President Joe Biden lunched with Jordan’s king and spoke to Israel’s leader by phone.

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