U.S. President Joe Biden has called Israel's military response in
the Gaza Strip to the October 7th attacks by Hamas
as over the top.
Now Bidens comments come as the US issued its strongest
restraint calls to Israel over mounting civilian casualties in the
Gaza Strip.
Yet the United States says Israel risks a disaster if
it sends troops into Gaza's far southern city of Rafah,
where more than 1,000,000 Palestinians have sought refuge.
The warning came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said
he had ordered troops to prepare to operate in Rafah.
Rafah, which borders Israel, is the last major town in
the Gaza Strip that Israeli troops are yet to enter.
UN chief Antonio Guterres has also warned that the military
push into Rafah would potentially increase what is already a
humanitarian nightmare.
In a related development, about 30 rockets were fired into
northern Gaza,
pardon me, northern Israel, pardon me,
from Lebanon overnight. The Israeli military has confirmed the rocket
strikes.
This comes hours after Israel said that it had targeted
a commander of the Iran backed militant group Hezbollah in
Lebanon.
In another related development, the United States has launched new
strikes against Houthi missile positions in Yemen.
the US has been attacking Houthi targets ever since the
Iran backed Yemeni group started attacking ships.
Crossing the Red Sea area.