Middle East conflict live updates: Lack of notice from Israel over Syria strike frustrates U.S.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin complained directly to his Israeli counterpart that Israel did not notify the United States before conducting a strike on an Iranian site in Syria this month, which the Pentagon sees as increasing risks to American forces in the Middle East, U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss security matters told The Washington Post. A U.N. team visiting Khan Younis following the withdrawal of Israeli troops reported destruction “disproportionate to anything one can imagine,” World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.