Senior US Democrats on Sunday increased pressure on Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to abandon a planned offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering.
Two days after a similar call by the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, was rejected by the Israeli leader, Vice-President Kamala Harris said that the Joe Biden White House was “ruling out nothing” in terms of consequences if Netanyahu moves ahead with the assault.
