Mr Netanyahu told lawmakers on March 19 he had made it "supremely clear" to Mr Biden "that we are determined to complete the elimination of these battalions in Rafah, and there is no way to do that except by going in on the ground".
The two leaders spoke by phone on March 18. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Washington believed that storming Rafah would be a mistake, and that Israel could achieve its military aims by other means.
United States and Israeli officials will likely meet early next week in Washington to discuss Israel's military operation in Rafah, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on March 19, citing deep concern about reports of imminent famine in Gaza.
Washington has launched a new diplomatic push for a ceasefire in the nearly six-month-old war to free hostages and bring in food aid to ward off famine in the Palestinian enclave.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a trip to the Middle East to meet senior leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia to "discuss the right architecture for a lasting peace".
Unusually, he made no mention of a stop in Israel itself, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry said it had received no notification to prepare for one.
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