also his take on where to invest in europe's burgeoning aia ecosystem. so, stay tuned for that -- interview. you can get around of of the stories you need to know to get your day going. terminal subscribers can go to da why bigo -- dayb . there's potential breakup of google and the china stocks. that has moderated to some extent. the briefing on saturday. switching focus after the break, israel's defense chief postponing his trip to washington. more on that and what it means for israel's potential and very likely retaliation against iran. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back to bloomberg daybreak: europe. the pentagon says a u.s. visit by israel's defense chief has been postponed. bloomberg understands last-minute objections from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu were behind the move. for more our horizons middle east & africa anchor joumanna bercetche he joins me. why then was this trip postponed, to what extent is a link or not to the debate going on in israel about how to respond to iran? joumanna: the trip to the u.s. was

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related to that, how well are we doing out modernization and getting ready for this great new world of aia >> the first thing i would say, because it's important to say, the recapitalization of the nuclear enterprises taking a significant amount of resources, and that is job one for the department of defense is to deter nuclear war. as much as we live in a different environment conventionally, 10, 15, 20 years ago, we live in a very different world and maybe we will get into that in terms of providing nuclear deterrence. i think the challenge in the department right now is, again, you have to meet today's requirements, you maintain readiness with the force. you maintain a high quality of our men and women in uniform that we have today, and now we have to integrate all capabilities we have today, as well as in a very integrative way, tomorrow's capabilities. and i don't think there's any question that the need to balance today's commitments in their current security environment is inhibiting our ability to accelerate the path of capability development to meet the emerging threats that we se

saw a photo circulating on social media that looks like him but maybe they are suggesting it is an aiay conflicting reports about him, yes indeed, if he is the one, he is the one who has been killed or targeted in this, it's a significant development and the turning point in this war, yes. and the turning point in this war. vee— war, yes. you are saying it could be — war, yes. you are saying it could be a _ war, yes. you are saying it could be a turning - war, yes. you are saying it could be a turning point i war, yes. you are saying it could be a turning point if| war, yes. you are saying it| could be a turning point if it is him, but what else are you hearing from your contacts in gaza right now?— gaza right now? well, still nothing- — gaza right now? well, still nothing. i've _ gaza right now? well, still nothing. i've been - gaza right now? well, still nothing. i've been sending messages to hamas people outside, and you know how difficult the communication inside can be. people share what is available on social media and in some of the whatsapp group they are circulating a photo wh