"VP Harris Meets Netanyahu Rival Amid Middle East Crisis"

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to meet with Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz, a rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following her call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. The meeting is seen as a warning to Netanyahu, who has refused global demands for a two-state solution. Meanwhile, U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein is in Beirut for talks aimed at preventing escalation of clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, and Israeli official Itamar Ben-Gvir is calling for a more forceful approach in the conflict with Hamas. Additionally, a Gallup poll shows declining American favorability toward both Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and a UN agency is investigating claims of abuse of Palestinian prisoners by Israel during the war.