"U.S. and Israeli officials do not believe Mr. Sinwar... or other top Hamas leaders were ever hiding in Rafah, the American officials said." www.nytimes.com/live…

Republicans also frustrated by the NSM-20 report, for different reasons. Risch: An attempt to "to placate voters on the far left at the expense of a close ally." McCaul: "No purpose other than to provide political cover to the president with his base."

Van Hollen: The NSM-20 report “fails to do the hard work of making an assessment and ducks the ultimate questions that the report was designed to determine."

BREAKING: State Dept's NSM-20 report is out "Reasonable to assess that defense articles covered under NSM-20 have been used by Israeli security forces since Oct. 7 in instances inconsistent with its IHL obligations or w/ established best practices for mitigating civilian harm."

BREAKING: With 143 votes in favor, the UN General Assembly adopts resolution granting Palestine "additional rights and privileges” at the United Nations that stop short of membership. Recommends the Security Council reconsider the Palestinian bid for full member status.