Israel’s on the verge of a brutal fight to destroy Hamas; Ukraine remains at war against the Russian invasion; the federal government’s set to shut down in another month; inflation remains too high, and the southern border’s a joke.

And 221 House Republicans can’t settle on a leader.

A week after a disgruntled handful ousted Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, the conference voted Wednesday to make Rep. Steve Scalise his successor — but hasn’t actually united behind him.

He still lacks the 217 GOP votes he needs, and on Thursday seemed stymied in getting there.

No one has an appetite for another series of sure-to-fail votes like the ones that eventually elevated McCarthy back in January, so the House is frozen while Republicans get their act together.

The No. 2 finisher in the caucus vote, Rep. Jim Jordan, endorsed Scalise, but some Jordan partisans say they’ll still vote for him if it goes to the floor.

And a few McCarthy buddies are saying they’d vote for him.

And most of the pathetic grievances would put a pack of tween girls to shame, from Scalise didn’t call me (Rep. George Santos, of all people) to We’re rushing too fast (Rep. Michael Cloud) to No one’s leading (Rep. Brian Mast).

This is beyond pathetic. 

It’s no time for the House of Representatives to be paralyzed, nor for the House GOP to be leaderless.

Terrorists just killed 27 Americans (and counting) in Israel; our ally will soon need assistance that the House must authorize.

Ukraine too depends on US assistance to keep fighting the Russian invaders: Are a handful of resentful Republicans going to hand victory to bloody Vladimir Putin?

And GOP-specific efforts on everything from the impeachment inquiry to cutting federal spending to getting some enforcement at the border remain on hold.

One way or another, the conference needs to get its act together, fast — or the grownups will have to cut a deal with Democrats to shut out all the idiots so the nation’s business can proceed.