Tensions are rising between the United States and Israel over Israel’s plans to send troops into Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where nearly 1.5 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering. The White House is set to host a senior delegation of Israeli officials, probably early next week, to discuss U.S. concerns. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday that it was not possible to eliminate remaining Hamas battalions in the city “without a ground incursion.” The Biden administration has said storming Rafah would be a mistake.