Secretary of Defense Austin reaffirmed in a call with his Israeli counterpart Gallant the strategic goal of regional stability, the Pentagon said

Kirby said President Biden made clear privately and publicly that he doesn’t want to see the war in Gaza escalate and turn into a regional conflict. “He is certainly not looking for a war with Iran and I am confident that Prime Minister Netanyahu is aware of the president’s…

House majority leader Steve Scalise called Netanyahu and said he supports any Israeli decision regarding a retaliation against Iran, the Israeli Prime Minister office said. Netanyahu told Scalise that Israel will do whatever it needs to defend itself

BREAKING: White House spokesman John Kirby says the U.S. isn’t involved in the Israeli decision making regarding a response against Iran. “The Israeli government will make its own decision regarding if and how to respond”, Kirby said

🚨Hamas' response to the U.S., Qatari & Egyptian proposal for a hostage deal included a willingness to release only about 20 hostages in exchange for a six-week ceasefire - about half the number of hostages originally included in the proposal, a senior Israeli official said.…