james densley, thank you — need to be. james densley, thank you very _ need to be.- need to be. james densley, | thank you very much indeed. the israeli prime minister has promised to press ahead with a ground offensive against hamas in rafah, despite a growing international outcry. benjamin netanyahu said powerful action was needed after civilians had been allowed to leave battle zones. president macron of france and germany's foreign minister — who's held talks with the israeli leader — have added their voices to those urging israel against such an offensive. translation: these people cannot simply j vanish into thin air. if the israeli army were to launch an offensive on rafah under these conditions, it would be a humanitarian catastrophe in the making. people need safe places and safe corridors to avoid being caught in the crossfire. and we have talked about this intensively today. let's look at some other stories making the headlines. the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee has warned of what it calls a serious national security threat to th