Bibi u-turns after fuming at Biden for not vetoing Gaza ceasefire vote: White House confirms Netanyahu will send an Israeli delegation to Washington for Rafah talks days after scrapping meeting [Video]

14:56 EDT 27 Mar 2024 , updated 17:01 EDT 27 Mar 2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a reversal, is planning to send two top Israeli officials to Washington as early as next week for talks about a possible invasion of Rafah.

Netanyahu called off the planned visit after the U.S. allowed passage of a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the United Nations, a sign of worsening tensions between Tel Aviv and President Joe Biden‘s administration.

‘The prime minister’s office has agreed, has agreed, to reschedule the meeting dedicated to Rafah,’ White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at Wednesday’s press briefing.

‘We’re now working with them to sit to find a convenient date that’s obviously going to work for both sides but his office has agreed to to reschedule that meeting that would be dedicated to Rafah, which is a good thing.’