Fires of instability continue to consume the Middle East as Jake Sullivan, the Security adviser, warned that the Israeli war with Hamas is nowhere near its end. As the flames are kicked into higher gear, Sullivan is preparing for 'serious' conversations with Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hints of elevated intensity and irritability have been perceived from Biden's remarks made behind closed doors last week. The lines of diplomacy have perhaps been blurring as he addresses the escalating violence in the region.