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Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his war cabinet.

The body was formed in a show of unity after the October 7 Hamas attacks to make key decisions about the fighting in Gaza.

But last week, centrist member Benny Gantz resigned in protest of Netanyahu's handling of the war.

Officials say the Prime Minister will now rely more on his

security cabinet, which includes some far-right members who oppose a ceasefire deal.

At the U.S. State Department today, spokesman Matthew Miller said the shift will not affect U.S. State Department today spokesman Matthew Miller said the shift will not affect U.S.

relations with Israel.

We have made clear when they take actions that we disagree with.

We've made that clear publicly and I can tell you we've had some very direct conversations privately as well with the senior members of the government of Israel about those policies that we think are unproductive not only to the plight of the Palestinian people but to Israel's security.

On the ground in Gaza, Israel engaged in its first daily tactical pause along a seven-mile

road starting at the Keream Shalom border crossing in southern

Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces announced the pause on Sunday. It's meant to get

more humanitarian aid into Gaza where experts warn that a famine looms.

Video today showed truckloads of supplies driving through the crossing, but Israel says

the UN, which is responsible for distributing aid inside Gaza has quote yet to take full

advantage of the protected road. More than 20 countries in the NATO alliance

will hit their defense spending targets this year a new record.

That's according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg who's visiting Washington

this week.

It comes as Russia's war in Ukraine looms large over much of Europe.

Only six nations met this same goal just three years ago before Russia invaded.

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