Israel-Hamas war live updates: Netanyahu pushes back at international pressure as Biden warns against Rafah assault

What we know

• Israeli forces remained in Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after raiding it early Thursday. The Gaza Health Ministry said it is struggling under heavy fire and dwindling supplies, including food and water, and that the electricy had been shut off, leading to the deaths of five intensive care patients.
• Israel's defense minister Yoav Gallant said the country is "thoroughly planning" its promised ground invasion of Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, after President Joe Biden warned that Israel must have a "credible and executable plan" to protect the roughly 1.4 million Palestinians sheltering there.
• French President Emmanuel Macron said his country could assist efforts for the recognition of a Palestinian state if efforts for a two-state solution stalls due to Israeli opposition. "The recognition of a Palestinian state is not a taboo for France," Macron said in Paris yesterday, alongside Jordan's King Abdullah II.
• On-going negotiations in Cairo for a cease-fire remain tense as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back hard yesterday against the U.S. vision for the region after the war — chaffing at "international dictates regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians."
• Satellite images show extensive construction and a wall being built in Egypt along its border with Gaza. Dozens of bulldozers and earth movers can be seen clearing the land in the Sinai Desert, and construction equipment is also visible. Egyptian officials have denied they are building an enclosure to house displaced Palestinians.