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- Israel's Netanyahu told Dr. Phil he plans to assault Rafah despite US warnings.
- US President Joe Biden has threatened to cut off weapon shipments if Israel presses forward.
- Netanyahu reaffirmed his goal of eradicating Hamas and returning hostages.
After President Joe Biden threatened to withhold additional weapons if Israeli forces pressed forward with a ground assault of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an assault on Rafah is the only way to defeat Hamas and reiterated that Israel will "stand alone" if it must.
"We will do what we have to do to protect our country, protect our future," Netanyahu said in an interview with television personality Phil McGraw, more commonly known as Dr. Phil, that aired Thursday.