Biden says Netanyahu making 'mistake' on Gaza as he calls for ceasefire

Summary

1. US President Joe Biden says he believes Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making a "mistake" in his handling of the war in Gaza
2. In an interview, Biden urged Israel to agree to a six-to-eight week ceasefire in its war against Hamas to allow "total access" of food and medicine into the enclave
3. International pressure is growing for a ceasefire to be agreed as talks continue in Cairo. The latest round has included the head of the CIA
4. Netanyahu says he has set a date for a military offensive in the southern city of Rafah, where about 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering
5. Meanwhile Eid-al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, has begun. One man sheltering in Rafah tells the BBC his family are marking the day "without the basic necessities of life"
6. The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has reiterated warnings of possible famine, saying far too little aid is reaching Gaza
7. Philippe Lazzarini also warns of the threat of unexploded munitions as Palestinians return to the devastated city of Khan Younis after Israel withdrew its troops