Important Takeaways:

• Netanyahu Renews Israel Victory Pledge as Biden Calls for Ceasefire, Two-State Solution
• The U.S. and Israel stand at a diplomatic and military crossroads.
• Israel says it needs to finish the war against Hamas in the key Gazan city of Rafah, yet the U.S. is threatening that Israel won’t be able to use American weapons if Israel launches its military campaign against the Hamas stronghold.
• On the northern border, Hezbollah continues to fire rocket volleys on Israeli communities.
• In his State of the Union address, President Biden put the burden on Israel to protect Gazans.
• “Israel has an added burden because Hamas hides and operates among the civilian population like cowards under hospitals, daycare centers, and all the like. Israel also has a fundamental responsibility, though, to protect innocent civilians in Gaza,” Biden declared.
• He added what he says is the solution: “As we look to the future, the only real solution to the situation is a two-state solution (between Israel and the Palestinians) over time.”
• To increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, the administration announced plans to construct a port in Gaza

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