The US warned Israel against a ground offensive in Rafah, saying it was “not the way to do it”. “Our advice to Israel is there is a better way,” deputy US ambassador to the UN Robert Wood said a day after the Security Council demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to press ahead with the war in Gaza and condemned the council’s resolution, saying it had emboldened Hamas to reject a separate proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release.
