"Biden Urges Israel to Halt Gaza Offensive Amid Civilian Casualties"

Israel conducted air strikes on southern Gaza's overcrowded border city of Rafah, resulting in at least eight deaths, as part of an overnight toll of 100 killed throughout the Palestinian territory. The US State Department warned that an Israeli ground operation in Rafah could be a "disaster." Additionally, about 30 rockets were fired into northern Israel from Lebanon, and US President Joe Biden criticized Israel's military response to the attacks by Hamas as "over the top." The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza reported that at least 27,947 people have been killed and 67,459 wounded in Israeli strikes since October 7, while Israeli officials stated that about 1,140 people were killed in the Hamas-led attacks.