In the days after Hamas’s October 7 attacks, U.S. officials warned that Israel’s military response could result in a humanitarian catastrophe. Those warnings weren’t taken seriously—but they came true.

Contrary to critics who say the administration could force Benjamin Netanyahu's hand, the U.S. has limited power to stop the conflict that began Oct. 7.

Tensions continue to climb as the middle east moves closer to a full regional war.

Trey Yingst is the chief foreign correspondent for FOX News. He spent nearly 200 days on the ground covering the conflict between Israel and Hamas and recently wrote a book about it. In part of the book "Black Saturday" he describes riding in an open-air Humvee in a war zone.