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

Former Biden officials are speaking out about what happened behind the scenes on Israel-Hamas War

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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US: Israel has no credible Rafah plan, we remain opposed

The US has opposed a Rafah ground invasion because it fears it would create a humanitarian disaster, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that he plans to move forward

 White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, April 9, 2024.

American hostages' families met with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday

Israeli-American hostage families met White House officials, discussing safety and release hopes. They also addressed efforts to limit Hamas funding.

 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

National Security Advisor Sullivan traveling to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince

Although the hopes Israeli-Saudi normalization deal have diminished since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Biden administration remains keen on reviving prospects.

 The Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman

Israel agrees to take US concerns into account in Rafah operation

Sullivan and Blinken met Israeli officials virtually on Rafah, with talks of a rescheduled Netanyahu Washington trip due to Gaza humanitarian concerns.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to a senior staff on a C-17 Globemaster as he departs Jeddah for Cairo, Egypt, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 21, 2024.

Gallant: If IDF ends Gaza war early, Hezbollah will start next war sooner

"There is no moral basis for stopping the war until we return home all of the hostages. If we do not achieve a decisive and absolute victory in Gaza, a bigger war in the North will come closer."

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a state ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers whose burial place is unknown at Mount Herzl Military cemetery in Jerusalem on March 17, 2024

Israeli, US leaders need to set aside their differences and bury the hatchet - editorial

Perhaps both Biden and Netanyahu might be inspired by former President Barack Obama's memorable words in 2012: “We don’t turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-US vice president Joe Biden leave after a joint statement to the media at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem on March 9, 2010.

Gaza hostage deal: Hamas denies agreeing to US proposal for ceasefire

The White House urged Hamas terrorists in Gaza to release women, elderly and wounded hostages and accept a temporary ceasefire.

 Activists calling for the government to find a solution to have the hostages released, in Tel Aviv, March 12, 2024

White House: All parties must try for hostage deal

Netanyahu says not sending delegation back to Cairo for talks.

 Ofri Bibas Levy, 37, poses with a picture of her family still held hostage after representatives of families of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 held a press conference, after submitting legal filings to the International Criminal Court. February 14, 2024.

WH ensures American's safety after Congress receives report of 'serious' national security threat

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan would not indicate any specific threats. 

The White House is lit with the colors of the Israeli flag in Washington, US, October 9, 2023.

Knesset Speaker Ohana and US National Security Advisor Sullivan meet on need to defeat Hamas

Ohana will also meet with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and US House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana in his meeting with the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, February 5, 2024.