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US President Joe Biden's national security advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel at the weekend for talks with leaders over the conflict in Gaza, the White House says. Sullivan will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
A pro-Israeli demonstration takes place in front of the International Court of Justice's Peace Palace, with Israel expected to hit back at allegations from South Africa that it has escalated a campaign of "genocide" with its military operation in Rafah. IMAGES
The United States renews its call on Israel not to attack the packed Gaza city of Rafah as it reviews a response from Hamas to a ceasefire proposal. "We cannot support an operation in Rafah as it is currently envisioned," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
An Israeli soldier stands at the scene after Lebanon's Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. The Iran-backed group said it launched its rockets in response to an Israeli strike on a southern Lebanese village that, according to a local official and state media, killed several people from the same family. IMAGES
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne holds talks with his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz during a meeting in Jerusalem. IMAGES