We've just been hearing from defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke, who is explaining why the Israeli government appears to be going in circles when it comes to the planned offensive on Rafah. Contradictory statements have been coming from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet, and Professor Clarke says there is a 'structural reason' for this.
Professor Clarke says this is 'enough to bring Netanyahu down', and both men have threatened they will bring down his government unless he attacks Rafah. At the same time, Israel's allies and the rest of the world are saying it cannot invade Rafah. Therefore Mr Netanyahu is announcing he will go ahead with the offensive, but he won't say when. The prime minister is 'trying all the time to get to the end of the day and still be in power', Professor Clarke says.
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