Netanyahu says 'there is a date' for Rafah incursion

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that there "is a date" for Israeli ground troops to enter the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians are currently sheltering from the war.

"This victory requires entering Rafah and eliminating the terrorist battalions there. This will happen; there is a date," Netanyahu said in a statement on Monday evening.

The U.S. and other allies have repeatedly warned Israel against a Rafah incursion due to the risk of high civilian casualties, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying this would be crossing "a red line."