Hamas secure its survival by controlling the mechanism for distributing humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.

Harris acknowledged challenges ahead but told reporters she would continue to push for an end to the conflict. "This creates an opening that I believe we must take full advantage of - to dedicate ourselves to ending this war and bringing the hostages home,

These latest rounds of airstrikes in Lebanon came as Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III told reporters on Saturday that the number of civilian casualties in Lebanon was “far too high,” and that he wanted Israel “to scale back some of the strikes,