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Inside the White House Scramble to Broker a Deal in Gaza

Over the course of a few hours, the news from the Middle East came into the White House Situation Room fast and furious. Israel orders 100,000 civilians out of Rafah in prelude to invasion. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times Hamas accepts cease-fire deal, potentially precluding invasion. Israel conducts strikes against Rafah, possibly opening invasion. The war-is-on-off-on-again developments Monday left White House officials scrambling to track what was hap