US President Joe Biden on Thursday suggested that Israel’s military response in Gaza has been “over the top,” adding that he is working to achieve a sustained pause in fighting. The US warned that any Israeli military operation in Rafah, where more than one million people are sheltering, with no planning or little thought would be a “disaster”. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
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