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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tells reporters that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to send a team to Washington to discuss a potential military operation in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. SOUNDBITE
An Israeli ground invasion of the city of Rafah at the southern end of the Gaza Strip would be a "mistake," US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says at the White House. SOUNDBITE
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefs the press following a phone call between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu during which the US president told his Israeli counterpart that he is "deeply concerned" about Israel potentially conducting military operations in Rafah, adding, "Israel has not presented us or the world with a plan for how or where they would safely move those civilians." SOUNDBITE
The White House says 17 American doctors in Gaza "who wanted to leave" are out now. "I won't speak for the other three, but I can assure you that any of them that wanted to leave are out now," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden's national security advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel at the weekend for talks with leaders over the conflict in Gaza, the White House says. Sullivan will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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