John Kirby [White House press conference]: We can now update the number of Americans that we know have been killed [Israel] to twenty-seven, and the number of unaccounted for stands today at fourteen.

Kirby: The [Iranian] regime was never gonna see a dime of that money [six billion], and this account, although it's moved from South Korea to Qatar, was set up by the previous administration for this exact purpose.

Reporter: Has the united States independently verified the photos released by the Israeli Prime Minster's twitter account today showing the images of dead children?

Kirby: I don't think we're going to be in the business of having to validate or approve those images, they are coming from the Prime Minister of Israel, and we have absolutely no reason to doubt their authenticity.

Reporter: If Iran wanted to access this today [six billion], could they?

Kirby: I'm not going to speculate one way or another here about future transactions, what I can tell you is none of it has been accessed, and we are watching every dime.

Reporter suggesting President Trump 'may have' revealed classified information about the death of Soleimani when he spoke last night.

Reporter just said that Hamas used North Korean rockets against Israel. Kirby refused to confirm.

Kirby: There is no intention or plan to put American troops on the ground in Israel. There's no desire from the Israelis for that outcome.

Kirby says he taught a class at Georgetown on how to separate fact and misinformation. kek

Reporter: Has the crisis in Israel caused [Biden's] major address on Ukraine to be delayed, and does he still plan to deliver it?

Jean-Pierre: I don't have any update on [Biden's] Ukraine address. I'm sure we will continue to hear from [Biden]…next week he's going to put forth a supplemental plan on additional funding that he's going to be asking for.

PARIS: "France on Thursday said it was banning all pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the grounds such protests threaten public order. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said in a note to regional prefects that the demonstrations "are likely to generate disturbances to public order", adding that organisers should face arrest as well as any troublemakers. In defiance of his order, several hundred people had gathered in the central Place de la Republique in Paris, AFP correspondents reported. The protestors chanted pro-Palestine slogans expressing solidarity with Gaza Palestinians amid unprecedented bombardment from the Israeli side. So far, twenty-four people have been arrested in such protests while two pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Paris had been banned Thursday for fear of outbursts, Reuters reported."

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