Earlier, Trump told a rally crowd in Florida that Netanyahu had "let us down" before the US killed a top Iranian general
Israel has been pounding Gaza with airstrikes since Hamas militants carried out an unprecedented cross-border attack last Saturday, killing over 1,300 people in a brutal rampage
A senior defence official said the US has already given Israel small diameter bombs as well as interceptor missiles for its Iron Dome system and more will be delivered
Trump at a rally Wednesday night said Netanyahu let us down just before the US killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in 2020
Austin is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, said a US official
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders
Scholz told the German parliament that he has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to inform Germany of any needs, for example the treatment of wounded
Every Hamas member is a dead man, Netanyahu said in a televised address
"Every Hamas terrorist is a dead man," Netanyahu said at a late-night briefing, flanked by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Benny Gantz, the head of Israel's opposition
Notably, it is the fourth time the two have spoken since Saturday's attack, The Times of Israel reported
The unusual arrangement cobbles together a degree of unity after years of bitterly divisive politics, as the military appears increasingly likely to launch a ground offensive into Gaza
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Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed off the Palestinian territory from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a deadly incursion by Hamas militants
In a major escalation on October 7, Hamas launched a "surprise attack" on Israel, firing a barrage of rockets into the southern and central parts of the country
The inevitable escalation must be controlled
Their captivity raises the heat on Netanyahu and his hawkish, far-right allies, who are already under intense pressure to respond to the killing of over 700 Israelis in the Hamas attack so far
Former Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that he is considering positively joining a government centred around the security situation
"What happened today is not seen in Israel - and I will make sure that it does not happen again. The entire government stands behind this decision," he said
Air raid sirens wailed as far north as Tel Aviv. Israel's anti-rocket interceptors thundered in Jerusalem