Joe Biden has sent one of his top advisers to Israel to try and stop a full-scale assault on Rafah, calling instead for targeted attacks against Hamas.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is set to meet with Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, followed by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.

Israel has been pushing into the city that it says is the last bastion of Hamas forces, forcing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to flee.

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