A ground offensive in Rafah is a “red line” that must not be crossed, said Joe Biden. After this change of tone from Washington, the response from the Israeli Prime Minister was not long in coming.

“If the American president wants to say that the interests I defend go against the will of the majority of Israelis and that this harms Israel's interests, well he is wrong on both points,” said Benyamin Netanyahu. Hope must come from the sea, says RFI's Sophie Guignon.