Contrary to critics who say the administration could force Benjamin Netanyahu's hand, the U.S. has limited power to stop the conflict that began Oct. 7.

As Israel targeted Hezbollah positions in Lebanon and considered reprisal for an Iranian missile attack, US President Joe Biden declared on Thursday that "we can avoid" full-scale conflict in the Middle East.

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Iran launched the largest missile attack on Israel to date on Tuesday, with hundreds of missiles fired into the country, according to Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. Iran said the unprecedented attack was retaliation for a wave of assassinations carried out by Israel over the last several weeks targeting Hezbollah,

A senior Hamas official spoke with NBC News’ Keir Simmons and reacted to Iran’s missile attack carried out on Israel. Basem Naim also said Hamas’ leader Yahya Sinwar was still alive and in hiding.