With the Israeli war on Iran entering its second week, attention is turning toward the US amid rising questions about whether Washington is prepared to engage directly in the war.

Iran rejects US request for negotiations, as Israeli military infrastructure continues to collapse under heavy Iranian missile and drone fire with new waves of strikes, while European and regional powers scramble to contain the fallout.

A new political crisis is looming within the Israeli entity over the failure to pass legislation exempting ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) members from army conscription.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to deteriorate, with only 9 trucks of aid out of 44,000 entering the Strip in the past 80 days, while negotiations remain stalled due to Israeli rejection of a full ceasefire.

US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks regarding ending the Israeli war on Gaza were not offhand comments or an attempt to placate Gulf leaders during his current regional tour.