U.S. Warns Israel Over Lebanon Escalation; FRC Rejects Gaza Famine Claims

Top stories: 1) Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant commends Israel’s Security Forces for successfully confronting Iranian efforts to flood Judea and Samaria with weaponry and munitions. 2) U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein concludes meetings in both Israel and Lebanon – as the Biden Administration seems to end hostilities via diplomatic means. 3) The latest IPC report, following a study by the ‘Famine Review Committee’, rejects claims of famine in the Northern Gaza Strip.