Overview

• Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer refused to confirm whether the White House is confident that Israel is following international law after Israeli forces invaded Gaza’s main hospital, Al-Shifa.
• Finer stated that U.S. intelligence suggests that Hamas has used Al-Shifa as a command and control facility for the planning and execution of terrorist attacks.
• Finer emphasized that this does not mean that Israel should conduct airstrikes or ground assaults on the hospital.
• Finer reiterated that when the U.S. sees issues that concern them, they raise them privately and directly with the government of Israel.
• President Joe Biden's approval rating has sunk to its lowest level of his presidency due to his handling of foreign policy and the Israel-Hamas war.