Overview

• Six senior White House officials say Netanyahu’s unsanctioned strikes in Syria and Gaza have derailed a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and alarmed the administration.
• U.S. envoy Tom Barrack and Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Israel to pause operations for diplomatic talks, but strikes resumed on Syrian military bases after a brief stand-down.
• A stray shell hit Gaza’s only Catholic church, prompting President Trump to call Netanyahu and receive an apology from his office.
• White House aides privately deride Netanyahu’s approach as erratic and warn that domestic political pressures may be driving his military decisions.
• President Trump has refrained from public criticism despite advisers’ concerns, leaving U.S.-Israel coordination on regional stability under strain.