#Israel’s #defense min, Yoav #Gallant, & the #UnitedStates #DefSec, #LloydAustin, met at the #Pentagon on Tues to discuss the rapidly deteriorating #humanitarian conditions in #Gaza & Israel’s plan to invade #Rafah, where #US #ofcls have warned that a major military action could lead to catastrophe.

The meeting came amid growing friction between the 2 #MNNA after the passage of a #UN resolution calling for an immediate #CeaseFire & Israel’s PM, #Netanyahu, cancelled a separate delegation to DC.