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Middle East conflict live updates: Israel to reschedule talks in Washington on Rafah offensive, U.S. says; Palestinian Authority names new cabinet

Israel previously canceled a delegation to discuss its military plan in Rafah after Washington abstained from a U.N. cease-fire resolution, allowing it to pass.

By Frances Vinall, Victoria Bisset, Adam Taylor, Sammy Westfall, Karen DeYoung, Helier Cheung | 2024-03-28

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office agreed to reschedule a visit by an Israeli delegation to Washington, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters, to further discuss U.S. concerns about Israel's planned ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Israel previously canceled the delegation after the United States abstained from a U.N. Security Council vote on a cease-fire resolution, allowing it to pass. The Palestinian Authority named a new cabinet Thursday, amid discontent in the West Bank and international pressure to reform.


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