Jon Finer: “It is very important to the president and to all of us that Americans be included in any arrangement.”

What it can`t do is stop the Security Council from meeting, stop members of the Security Council from calling Russia out for the actions that it has taken, and forcing Russia to defend itself.

Every indication is Russia is choosing force, not diplomacy.

It is our position that all countries, including Israel, including the United States, need to adhere to laws of armed conflict.

We believe that this needs to get done, that people are being held in unconscionable conditions inside Gaza including a number of Americans, and that they need to be allowed to come home.