News Highlights:
US-Israel Relations:
The US is providing Israel with an additional $3.5 billion for the purchase of weapons.
The US government is not imposing sanctions on an Israeli army unit despite the death of a US Palestinian in the West Bank.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed that an escalation in the Middle East serves no one and urged a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East Conflicts:
An Israeli air strike on a school in the Gaza Strip killed at least 100 people.
US forces destroyed a rocket launcher and an unmanned ship in Yemen.
US soldiers in Syria were attacked by a drone.
Other News:
The Israeli military says an attack on a school in the Gaza Strip was aimed at Hamas terrorists.
Hamas is said to have prepared several attacks on soldiers and the State of Israel from the attack site.
The US military is investigating a drone attack on US soldiers in Syria.
Additional Information:
The US Central Command reported that two Houthi drones were shot down over the Red Sea.
* The Netzach Yehuda Battalion, a unit of the Israeli army, has been praised for its success in recruiting ultra-Orthodox Jews to military service.