U.S. President Joe Biden is relying on a small group of veteran advisers to help navigate the Israel-Hamas conflict that has killed thousands, split Western allies and risks spiraling into a wider war.

IDF says Tuesday is ‘most intense day’ of fighting as bombing intensifies around cities of Khan Younis and Rafah; Hamas says Israeli forces have killed at least 16,248 people.   19:01 Rina has already lost her husband,

President Joe Biden on Tuesday forcefully denounced the reported rape and sexual violence against Israeli girls and women by Hamas militants following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, calling on the world to condemn such conduct “without equivocation” and “without exception.