President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel attempted to distance himself from past controversial statements about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people.

Huckabee, a one-time presidential hopeful, has spoken favorably in the past about Israel’s right to annex the West Bank and incorporate its Palestinian population into Israel. H

During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) questioned President Trump's nominee to be Ambassador to Israel, former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), about his approach to the Middle East,

The Trump administration said Yunseo Chung's presence in the U.S. hinders its foreign policy agenda, according to the lawsuit.

The White House said Israel consulted with it before launching widespread airstrikes on Gaza that killed at least 400 on Tuesday.

Israel is making plans for a potential major ground offensive in Gaza that would involve sending tens of thousands of troops into combat to clear and occupy large swaths of the enclave, an Israeli official and a second source familiar with the matter said.