President Biden worries about Rafah ground operation; food shortage in Gaza Strip serious. Meanwhile, the Gaza Strip is suffering from serious food shortages, and countries are calling for increased food aid.
President Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the 18th, as the latter approved plans for a ground operation in Rafah, where nearly 1.5 million people are sheltering in the southern Gaza Strip. It pointed out that approximately 1.1 million people, half of the country's population, would face famine.