Benjamin netanyahu has said he hopes to overcome his differences Withjoe Biden but vowed to press ahead with a Military Assault on rafah. Mr netanyahu was speaking to us media after President Biden confirmed that the us had withheld a delivery of munitions and could halt more shipments if Israeli Forces attack hamas in rafah, a densely populated city in the gaza strip. Mr netanyahu said israel had to defeat hamas in rafah. Paul adams sent this report from jerusalem. Haitham is trapped. After three operations for a bullet wound that punctured his lung, he needs treatment abroad. All set to leave until israel captured and closed the rafah crossing. Forced to wait in a tent. I feel helpless, he says. The world is powerless to open the border. The hospitals here can no longer help me. Just when rafah s need is greatest, its main hospital lies silent and abandoned, hastily evacuated in the face of israels sudden advance, now dangerously close to the front line. Israel insists its operation
Operations in the gaza strip, saying israel is prepared to stand alone and fight with its fingernails if necessary. Mr netanyahus comments come after President Joe Biden confirmed the us had paused a delivery of bombs which could be used in an assault on rafah. But the idf claims they had enough weaponry to finish the rafah mission. There have been mixed reactions to mr biden s decision from lawmakers in the us. Earlier i spoke to our state Department Correspondent tom bateman. You have spoken to members of congress all day, what sort of support or criticism is there for the decision to hold the shipment of the bombs to israel . One of the first things that struck me coming into the building today was the sense in which this is a very significant moment, the levels of energy and the response to this, the way people are feeling about this on both sides is extremely strong. That is because this is the first time in a generation we have had this level of public pressure applied by the whi
On other people while denying the Biden Administration any of its achievements, and its clear that the stage is set for a most unusual election. During the coming months, both sides will go all out to mobilise their voters. And for biden supporters, theres the nagging worry that theyve not yet done enough to hold on to the white house. Mark there, produced by newsnight s max deveson and filmed by liam weir. So lets take a look at some of the front pages. Beginning with the daily mail. Stormy daniels, if i have made up my story about six with trump i would have written it a lot better. In the story of the worst Whooping Cough Outbreak in decades. Moving on to an exclusive, dominic cummings, boris and i saved thousands from covid but we want to talk again. His first major interview since leaving number ten. And then the guardian, fear and trepidation as hundreds of thousands of people leave rafah. And dwp have heads in their hands over carer payment crisis. Thats all from us tonight. Mar