Welcome to the News Hour. As the fighting between Israel and Iran now eclipses one week, President Trump said today that he will temporarily hold off on deciding whether the U.S. would get involved.

Mr. Trump said he'll make his decision within two weeks to allow space for peace talks that could start as soon as tomorrow.

In the meantime, Israel and Iran show no signs of backing

down, with more and more civilians getting caught in the crossfire. Tonight, as the region awaits

word on whether President Trump will launch U.S. forces, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt

today made clear the president's decision is weeks away,

not days, to allow space for dialogue.

I have a message directly from the president, and I quote, based on the fact that there's

a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near

future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within

the next two weeks.

That says the war between Israel and Iran rages on, inflicting a heavier and heavier

toll as the conflict reached its seventh day.

Iranian strikes injured dozens of people at Soroka Medical Center, the largest hospital

in southern Israel.

No one was killed as patients were evacuated on gurneys, but entire wings of the facility

were left in tatters.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the damage today.

We're targeting military sites. We're targeting nuclear sites. We're targeting missile

sites. They're targeting a hospital.

Iranian officials claimed they targeted military installations nearby. Elsewhere, homes

and high rises in Tel Aviv hollowed out from blasts as hundreds of people have

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