Netanyahu rejects ceasefire proposal and approves Rafah operation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas' latest proposal for a ceasefire, describing the group's demands as "still absurd". 

He said he would still send a delegation to negotiations in Qatar to discuss Israel's position.

Netanyahu added that he had approved of a military operation to enter Rafah, the southern city where over 1 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering. He said that Israeli forces were preparing to "evacuate the population" in the city.