US says not changing Israeli policy despite Rafah strike

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Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden has no plans to change his Israel policy following a deadly weekend strike on Gaza’s Rafah — but is not turning a “blind eye” to the plight of Palestinian civilians, the White House said Tuesday. Gazan health authorities said 45 people were killed as a blaze tore through a camp for displaced people following the Sunday strike by Israel. But Washington does not believe that Israel’s actions in Rafah amount to a full-scale operation that would breach Biden’s “red lines,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. “As a result of this strike on…

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