Biden 'moving closer to a breach' with Netanyahu, Washington Post reports 

US President Joe Biden is moving closer to a "breach" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as frustration grows in the White House over Israel's conduct in its ongoing assault on Gaza, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. 

Citing unnamed sources, the American daily said Biden and his top aides no longer view Netanyahu as a "productive partner" and believe he is focused on his political survival above all else. 

Frustrations are mounting especially as Netanyahu continues to defy the US publicly, rebuffing talks for a ceasefire and insisting on a military assault in Rafah, despite widespread concerns over the potential catastrophic outcomes it could have on civilians taking refuge there.