US, Israel set new talks on Israeli plan to invade Rafah

Israeli (L) and U.S. flags are reflected on a conference table where Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, at the Pentagon in Washington/Photo: AP

TEL AVIV: In a reversal, Israel agreed to send its war strategists to Washington to discuss its intention to launch a ground assault on Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.