the strikes were more like toys that our children play with . a former iranian diplomat dismissed it as fireworks. according to u.s. military sources, israel had notified the biden administration through multiple channels shortly before the attack. today, secretary of state antony blinken made clear the u.s. has not been involved in any offensive operations and did not endorse the military action. this attack between israel and iran represent a level of escalation in a region that is already reeling from israel s ravaging war in gaza. yet, the restraint rhetoric, from both parties today and the limited scope of the responses so far also suggests that neither side is willing or ready for an all out war. joining me now is a journalist who has spent decades covering israel and palestine. it is
rhetoric and preserve the historic status quo of the temple mount. the clashes started after palestinians started throwing rocks at israeli police. about 400 people were arrested. but israeli defense forces have released about 100 of those detained in hopes of lowering tensions. i have been up on that term mount in jerusalem. it is a hot bed. i m telling you, f. they could the palestinians would kick every just off that holy sight and christian wanting to visit. got to preserve it lebron james reportedly raged to teammates after then rockets houston rockets general manage darryl darrylmorey tweeted support forg kong. james lived about potentially missing out on the revenue from the space jam sequel he was working on at the time. who does he really work for? although james publicly slammed