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The White House says 17 American doctors in Gaza "who wanted to leave" are out now. "I won't speak for the other three, but I can assure you that any of them that wanted to leave are out now," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefs the press following a phone call between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu during which the US president told his Israeli counterpart that he is "deeply concerned" about Israel potentially conducting military operations in Rafah, adding, "Israel has not presented us or the world with a plan for how or where they would safely move those civilians." SOUNDBITE
The United States is "deeply concerned" about the detention of a human rights activist in Venezuela, a White House spokesman says, warning that the administration of President Joe Biden is watching the situation "very, very closely." "We are aware of reports that Rocio San Miguel, and I think a couple of members of her family, now have been taken into custody. We're deeply concerned about that," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters at a White House briefing. SOUNDBITE
The White House is "extremely concerned" after clashes inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound and urges restraint by both Israelis and Palestinians. "It is imperative now more than ever that Israelis and Palestinians work together to deescalate tensions and restore calm," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters during a briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Palestinians gather on the site of an Israeli raid that killed four in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. IMAGES