Negotiations continue in Paris on a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of more than 100 hostages, as Israel threatens to attack Rafah if a truce is not reached.
According to a new report, Hamas committed several sexual assaults, rapes, and other brutal acts during its October attack on Israel.
The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and increased access to aid, saying that demands without an agreement to release Hamas hostages could prolong the fighting.
Israel has declared Brazil's president persona non grata after he compared Israel's war against Hamas to the Holocaust.
Israel threatens a ground operation in Rafah before the start of Ramadan if Hamas does not release the hostages.
Satellite images show that Egypt is conducting large-scale construction work along its border with Gaza to create an isolated buffer zone for possible Palestinian refugees. However, Egypt has publicly denied any such preparations.
Israel will continue its offensive on Rafah, while guaranteeing the evacuation of civilians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Egypt is building a concrete wall along its border with Gaza to protect itself from potential refugees fleeing Israel's military operation against Hamas in Gaza.
Biden discussed with Netanyahu the need to develop a realistic plan to ensure the safety of civilians during any operation in Rafah and to provide more emergency aid to Gaza.
Biden calls for a six-week ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to allow time for negotiations on a long-term peace agreement.
Israeli air strikes and shelling of the Palestinian city of Rafah reportedly killed more than 100 people.
Israeli strikes on the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza reportedly killed 37 people and injured dozens.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said that the IDF will conduct a large-scale operation in the city of Rafah in Gaza to disband Hamas battalions, and more than 1. 3 million Palestinian refugees living there will be evacuated first.
According to an Israeli intelligence officer, the elimination of the Hamas threat will take all of 2024 or longer.