Benjamin Netanyahu admitted to a “tragic mistake” after an Israeli strike on a tent camp full of Palestinians in Gaza triggered global condemnation. Israel admitted civilian casualties in Rafah but said its forces were aiming at a Hamas compound, killing two senior commanders. Sir Keir Starmer has said he was “shocked” by the overnight scenes from Rafah and said the Israeli offensive must stop. I’ve been saying for some time the Rafah offensive should not take place.”He added: “I was shocked by what I saw overnight, I think any human being would be shocked by what they saw. The US, Israel’s key ally, has spoken vehemently against the Rafah offensive but US officials in recent days indicated that what they had been seeing in Rafah so far is quite limited and does not cross their red lines.
