The aircraft carrier's 5,000 crew members and embarked personnel currently continue to support CENTCOM operations in the Middle East during a scheduled deployment

Meeting shortly after the third anniversary of the attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israel, followed by devastating — and ongoing — Israeli military operations in Gaza, the Security Council today heard about the perilous state of life on the Strip, unchecked violence in the West Bank and a two-State solution on the brink, at the organ’s quarterly open debate on the Palestinian question.

Kirill Dmitriev noted that panicked EU desperately tries damage control after Vladimir Zelensky's interview that aggressively attacks President Trump and his peacemaking efforts

The halt to commercial shipments, including fruit and winter clothing, cuts off a key source of critical supplies.