The <a href="https://washingtonexaminer.com/tag/pentagon" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Pentagon">Pentagon</a> is holding a press conference as the war between <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Israel">Israel</a> and Hamas continues to rage in Gaza, with tensions in the Middle East remaining high.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh will take questions from the press beginning at 1 p.m. EDT.

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Tensions in the Middle East were heightened earlier this week when Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran. The press conference also comes a day after the U.S. secured the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3107395/west-russia-agree-largest-prisoner-swap-since-cold-war/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">release</a>&nbsp;of 16 people from Russia.

The Pentagon is holding a press conference as the war between Israel and Hamas continues to rage in Gaza, with tensions in the Middle East remaining high.{ai:summary}The Pentagon’s calling the shots while the flames of conflict in Gaza grow fiercer. Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh stands ready to face the media, eager to defuse the tension but knowing the questions will hit harder than a loaded revolver. And just as the world's eyes focus on the chaos, a fresh kill in Iran and a diplomatic win in Russia keep the game unpredictable. The high stakes of war and peace are but a breath away. #foreignaffairs

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