in gaza can end the war. the latest on the israel leader s prerequisites for peace. plus, the u.s. firing back after u.s. soldiers are hit by a christmas day drone strike in iraq even as a new attack is reported in syria. what the biden administration is doing to punish those responsible and stop more attacks from coming. then to politics. volunteers for desantis, they re going door to door more than two million times as they try to build support for the governor in early voting states. what s at stake? particularly in iowa. and with christmas rush coming to end, it s been so far so good weather wise. we ve got tips for holiday travelers who still have places to go and people to see, but we re going to start in d.c. u.s. and israel officials holding new meetings to grapple with war strategy even as israel strikes close to multiple refugee camps. palestinian authorities say at least 70 people were killed in those attacks. the w.h.o. reporting the main hospital in the area has