Israel's military operation in Gaza: UN reports growing concern in Rafah. "People don't know where to go," says leader Philippe Lazzarini.
At the same time, the UN World Food Program warned that the risk of famine in the Gaza Strip was increasing. Moody's downgraded Israel's credit rating from "A1" to "A2" The reason given was that the "military conflict with Hamas" and its consequences would "increase political risk for Israel and weaken its executive and legislative institutions"