The US abstention adds to a deepening rift between the 2 leaders, who have had a testy relationship even in the best of times.
US President Joe Biden and Israeli PM Netanyahu have known each other for years, but have had a testy relationship even in the best of times.
The threat of such an offensive has increased tensions between the long-time allies and raised questions about whether the US might restrict military aid if Mr Netanyahu defies Mr Biden and presses ahead anyway. Mr Netanyahu confronts domestic challenges of his own, not least his far-right coalition members’ demands for a hard line against the Palestinians. He must also convince hostages’ families that he is doing everything for their release while facing frequent protests calling for his resignation.
But as famine looms in Gaza and amid growing global pressure for a truce in the war that the Palestinian health authorities say has killed some 32,000 Palestinians, the US abstained on a call for a ceasefire for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ends in two weeks.
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