Jake Sullivan

Sullivan credits Trump for Gaza deal, urges focus on making it stick

Former US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan credited President Donald Trump while citing the need for caution despite success

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump attends an event to sign an executive order authorizing the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in Alaska, at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, October 6, 2025.
Former U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House, May 13, 2024 in Washington, DC

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UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles ride along a street in Marjaayoun, Southern Lebanon January 20, 2025.

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 Jake Sullivan meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, December 12, 2024

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President Biden affirmed full support for Israel after defending it from a large Iranian missile attack, warning of severe consequences.

 Iranians celebrate on a street, after the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran

Israel is trying to stop terrorism, Hezbollah is trying to kill civilians - editorial

Israel targets Hezbollah terrorists to prevent attacks, while Hezbollah indiscriminately targets Israeli civilians, yet some criticize Israel for escalating the conflict.

 A man poses next to a picture of late Hezbollah senior leader Ibrahim Aqil, ahead of the funeral of Ibrahim Aqil and of Hezbollah member Mahmoud Hamad, who were killed in Friday's Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, in Beirut, Lebanon, September 22, 2024.

Sullivan says Israel-Lebanon escalation worrying, justice served in strike on Hezbollah

Sullivan said the Friday strike served justice to Aqil, who was wanted by the US for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 people at the American embassy and a US Marines barracks.

 US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attends a press conference at the US embassy in Beijing, China August 29, 2024.

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Sullivan stressed the administration’s "unwavering commitment to bringing the Americans home."

 National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2024.

Lapid on Hezbollah: 'We gave a lengthy amount of time for a diplomatic solution'

In a meeting with US officials, Yair Lapid spoke on the urgency of a solution on the Lebanon front and securing Hamas negotiations for the release of hostages.

Opposition head Yair Lapid and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet on July 13, 2022

Jake Sullivan says hostage deal is the main focus of upcoming Netanyahu-Biden meeting

The two leaders will meet in Washington next week, where Netanyahu will also address the US Congress.

 US President Joe Biden (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right)

White House: Miles to go before hostage deal reached, but signs are positive

Hamas claims that Israel is thwarting the agreement as Shin Bet head Ronen Bar heads to Cairo for continued talks.

 Israelis protest calling for the release of those held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, June 3, 2024

Senior US Republican demands Biden administration shut Gaza aid pier - report

"I urge the Administration to immediately cease this failed operation before further catastrophe occurs and consider alternative means of land and air-based humanitarian aid delivery."

 A truck carries humanitarian aid across Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver aid, off the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Gaza coast, June 25, 2024.

US: Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal on the table - Hamas should take it

Biden is expected to secure the help of other G7 countries, France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Canada, and Japan, which have already backed the agreement, to pressure Hamas to accept the deal.

 Demonstrators protest calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, June 12, 2024

White House: 'We're continuing to work for a ceasefire along the lines of the Israeli proposal'

Sullivan said there are elements of what Hamas put forward that the White House doesn't think are consistent with what was laid out in the Security Council resolution. 

 US NATIONAL Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv earlier this month