Netanyahu pushes ahead with plans for Rafah offensive. At home there is chaos during protests.
US and Great Britain bomb Houthi positions in Yemen. Russia escalates tensions on the border with Finland and sends thousands of refugees. Putin’s propaganda guillotine threatens to read again “120 dead a day’. Russia openly threatens to shoot down NATO jets – read “return of particularly aggressive attitude”. The working week in Israel begins today. The biggest challenge for the mediators is to reach an agreement that could be reached before the start of Ramadan.