Noga and Shiri face Hamas in Gaza, Netanyahu s cabinet targets strongholds. Death toll rises, crisis deepens with civilian displacement. Aid agencies struggle amid Palestinian casualties.
by tehran on saturday. the white house has declined to comment on the strike. and despite further questions from reporters, white house press secretary karinejean pierre said the biden adminstration didn t have anything to share . earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated calls for de escalation in the middle east. the united states has not been involved in any offensive operations. what we are focused on, but the g7 is focused on, and it is reflected in our statement ended our conversation is our work to de escalate tensions, to de escalate tensions, to de escalate from any potential conflict. you saw israel on the receiving end of an unprecedented attack, but our focus has been on, of course, making sure that is really israel can effectively defend itself, de escalating tensions, avoiding conflict, and that remains our focus.