New Delhi, May 19 -- US Vice President JD Vance considered traveling to Israel this week following his visit to the Vatican, but ultimately chose not to proceed amid Israel's escalating military operation in Gaza, according to a report.

While Vance reportedly cited "logistical constraints" as the reason for skipping the visit, a senior US official told Axios that the decision was in fact driven by concerns that the visit could be interpreted as a show of US support for Israel's expanded offensive.

This isn't about publicly pressuring Israel, as per the official. The US didn't want to be seen as validating this operation at a time when we're actively working to halt it."

The move sheds light on the Trump administration's discomfort with...