Dan De Luce

The intel comes from hard drives, cellphones, laptops, maps and other material seized during Israel's invasion of Gaza, as well as electronic eavesdropping conducted by the U.S.

The meeting grew tense after the Americans questioned an Israeli plan to evacuate more than 1 million Palestinian civilians from Rafah and house them in tents.

In response to pressure from Democratic lawmakers, the Biden administration may opt to withhold some U.S. weapons from future arms deliveries.

Biden administration officials say U.S. warships in the region are prepared to help defend Israel.

The uncertainty has undermined international efforts to negotiate a cease-fire deal and the release of at least some of the hostages, U.S. and Israeli officials said.

Out of more than 300 missiles and drones Iran fired, only four or five hit Israel, and none caused major damage, William Burns said.

Whether or not this turns into a dangerous escalatory spiral, “will depend on how much damage was done inside of Iran,” former CIA Director John Brennan said.

Iran's foreign minister on Friday refused to acknowledge that Israel was behind the recent attack on his country and described the weapons that were used as more like children's toys.

The committee's findings were based on interviews with 26 whistleblowers and a review of 4,000 pages of CIA documents.

The Hamas leader in Gaza has so far rejected a proposal to secure the release of hostages even though it meets most Hamas demands, a Biden administration official said.