"Netanyahu Vows to Continue Gaza Offensive, Defies Pressure to Halt Rafah Attack"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists on acting in Rafah despite opposition, stating that not doing so would mean losing the war; U.S. President Biden plans to announce the establishment of a temporary port in Gaza for aid delivery; the head of the CIA, William Burns, visits Qatar after Egypt; Jewish students file a lawsuit against MIT for allowing antisemitism on campus; the Israeli army begins an internal investigation into the failures leading up to the October 7 Hamas attack; the UN supports the U.S. plan for a temporary port in Gaza, emphasizing the importance of aid distribution by land; Canada has not yet decided on resuming funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency; and activists protest against the ultra-Orthodox exemption from military service in Israel.