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Political strategists on Biden Rafah warning

President Biden told Israel this week the U.S. would withhold certain weapons from them if they went through with a long-planned ground invasion in the Gaza city of Rafah. The announcement has drawn both praise and harsh criticism. Former Republican National Committee spokesman Kevin Sheridan and Democratic strategist Joel Payne joined CBS News to discuss the political fallout, as well as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's failed ouster attempt against House Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump's ongoing criminal trial.

Netanyahu says Israel will stand alone

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing that President Biden's threat to withhold weapons will not prevent Israel from proceeding with a military offensive in Rafah. Netanyahu declared Israel would stand alone and fight with its "fingernails" if necessary. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on the war. And Scott Anderson, senior deputy director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, joined CBS News to discuss the dire humanitarian situation there.

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