Joe Biden has been involved in yet another gaffe after he urged Israel not to attack Israel.
Biden, 81, seemingly confused the port city of Haifa with ravaged Rafah.
Speaking during an interview about his plan to win back pro-Palestine protesters, Biden said: “I made it clear to the Israelis — don't move on Haifa.”
Haifa, which is Israel’s third largest city behind Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, is around 100 miles away from Gaza City.
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Biden continued his interview by trailing off after seemingly losing his train of thought.
The 46th President instead said: “It’s just not, I mean, anyway.”
Biden also claimed: “I’ve been meeting with them, number one.
“Number two, I made it clear that we have to vastly increase the amount of food, water, and healthcare going into Gaza.”
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Rafah has increasingly become a crucial part of Israel’s efforts to free Hamas-held hostages and eliminate Hamas from the Gaza Strip after last year’s October 7 attack.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that "no force in the world” will prevent the IDF from advancing into Rafah.
Rafah is now home to one million Palestinians and is reportedly an operating site of four of the remaining six Hamas battalions.
Biden faced criticised from a former US Ambassador to Israel.
Joe Biden is facing a possible election rematch against Donald TrumpReutersDavid Friedman said: “I think Israel should accommodate Biden’s demand not to attack Haifa.”
However, the recent blunder comes as 86 per cent of American voters believe Biden is too old to sit in the Oval Office amid concerns over his cognitive state.
The 81-year-old, who will turn 86 by the end of a potential second term, has made a series of errors but the White House has tried to play them down.
Biden was forced to step in after special counsel Robert Hur's report that highlighted the president's "significantly limited" memory over a probe into the 46th President’s classified documents.
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"My memory is fine," he insisted in a White House briefing. Biden gave an emotional response to a claim he could not recollect when his son died, saying: "How the hell dare he raise that?"
He added: "Frankly when I was asked the question, I thought to myself, was none of their damn business.
"I don't need anyone to remind me when he [Beau Biden] passed away."
The inquiry also concluded Biden "wilfully retained and disclosed" classified files but decided not to charge him.
“We have considered that, at trial, Mr Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” the report concluded.
