Israel’s war on Gaza live news: Deadly combat rages as Rafah assault looms

Trump adviser calls for sanctions on ‘corrupt’ ICC officials over Israeli arrest warrants
A senior adviser to Donald Trump has said the US should place sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) officials who are seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over war crimes in Gaza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Robert O’Brien, who served as Trump’s fourth and final national security adviser, made the comments in an interview with the Reuters news agency after meeting with Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.

O’Brien, who said Trump would be briefed on the results of his trip to Israel, discussed what he called the ICC’s “irrational decision” to issue a warrant for Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three Palestinian Hamas leaders.

“We can sanction the bank accounts, the travel. We can put visa restrictions on these corrupt prosecutors and judges. We can show some real mettle here,” O’Brien told the news agency.

O’Brien was accompanied on his visit to Israel by former US Ambassador to the UAE John Rakolta and former US Ambassador to Switzerland Ed McMullen.

Eighth person confirmed dead in Israeli assault on Jenin
The death toll from Israel’s military raid on the Jenin refugee camp has risen again, with eight people now confirmed killed, the Wafa news agency reports, citing the Palestine Red Crescent Society.

At least 21 people have also been injured in the raid in the occupied West Bank which began on Tuesday, including two who are in critical condition, according to Wafa. The Israeli military has also detained and fired on ambulance crews trying to treat the injured in Jenin.

A teacher and a doctor, both of whom were on their way to work, as well as a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, were among eight people killed on Tuesday – one of the deadliest in Jenin in months.

The Israeli military said it was carrying out a “counterterrorism” operation, but one medic said he witnessed Israeli forces “firing at any moving body in the street”.

Gaza war: What does victory look like for the US and Israel?
After nearly 230 days of war on Gaza, Israeli officials still say they are seeking an “absolute victory”.

Analysts say Israel shows no signs of ending its attack on the Palestinian territory and its aim may be to destroy Gaza and displace its population permanently.

So what is Israel really trying to achieve?

And do those objectives align with those of its closest ally, the United States?

Read the full report here by Al Jazeera’s Ali Harb.

Israeli bomb kills 10, including unborn baby, in central Gaza
An Israeli bombing has killed 10 Palestinians, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child, in central Gaza, the Wafa news agency reports.

The bomb struck a gathering of displaced people in the Zawaida area of the Nuseirat refugee camp, according to Wafa.

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