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US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says a "full-scale invasion" of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip by Israeli forces "would be a mistake." SOUNDBITE
The introduction of a draft UN resolution criticizing Israel following announcements that it will advance settlements and retroactively legalize nine outposts in the occupied West Bank is "unhelpful," US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Foreign Affairs Minister Yair Lapid at the State Department in Washington, DC. Lapid and Emirati Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan are in Washington for three-way talks, as President Joe Biden's administration embraces and looks to expand a normalization drive. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo extends "deepest condolences" to those affected by the massive explosion that leveled a huge section of Beirut and left at least 113 dead. "We stand ready to assist the government of Lebanon as it grapples with this horrible tragedy," he says during a press conference. SOUNDBITE
Fiery blazes light up the sky as smoke billows over the southern Lebanese village of Froun following overnight Israeli strikes. Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange of fire between Israel's army and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. IMAGES
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