 In the Middle East, concerns are increasing from the international community regarding Israel's ongoing military operations in Gaza. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel says that negotiations between Israel and Hamas are still taking place. Our understanding is that they are still pressing their Hamas interlocutors to see that any gaps that exist as it relates to the ceasefire deal that we've been talking about for so long, that there might be ways to close that gap. And we're still hopeful.