The White House says that US national security advisor Jake Sullivan has expressed a “consistent” message of support for Israel’s war against Hamas and, ahead of his meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas, noted that the Palestinian Authority needs to be “revamped and revitalized.”
Israel's defense minister, Yoav Gallant, tells US national security adviser Jake Sullivan that Hamas' defeat is months away. Meanwhile, the Hamas-run Health Ministry says 18,787 people have been killed in Gaza.
The White House says that US national security advisor Jake Sullivan expressed a “consistent” message of support for Israel’s war on Hamas, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told President Joe Biden the United States has a “historic responsibility” to ensure a cease-fire.Rina Bassist, Ezgi Akin, Beatrice Farhat, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Adam Lucente, Jack Dutton, Jared Szuba and Al-Monitor’s contributors on the ground in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel contributed to this blog.
Israel's PM said neither military losses nor waning international support would impact its course of action. Meanwhile US and German politicians are visiting Israel
Israel says a pause in military operations in Rafah is meant to allow in aid. Meanwhile, Netanyahu said neither military losses nor waning international support would impact Israel's course of action. DW has more.