Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240703

People across scars of ways for the arrival of 20 trucks carrying food was a i met some u. K Prime Minister hold stops, and saudi arabia fall from using Benjamin Netanyahu. And israel meanwhile, and violence intensifies in the occupied west bank and is ready rate on a refugee camp. The kills at least 6 times now reports that in a rocky air base housing us forces has been targeted by rockets and drive the lets take you to some breaking news that were getting just in as i was just saying, we all are getting reports of drones and rockers, attacks on the animal also database that holds us end of the story, host us some of the International Forces in western iraq. Now, according to the royce, as news agency multiple bloss whitehead inside the base, a little offset is located in the western and the province. Well, thats and ill speak to him for that. The why had a correspondent who joins us now on the phone from baghdad. Obviously this could be a huge developments like what, what do we know so far . Well, this is the 2nd time, and it said the u. S. Military base being targeted in 2 days. Not only that, another u. S. Military base, it named. And how do you admit it to base and know the lock up was targeted also . Yes. So the date on when is day and day in old the a s o cases at all. Im with groups thats pretty easy to to iran claimed responsibility for the attacks. We have been noticing that such as tax had been increasing at a total when get the ministry campaign by israel on a gets us trip. They have been speaking openly and with groups affiliated to iran in iraq have been speaking openly since then. Many tree complain on guys claiming responsibility for the tech and level of need that vowing to a launch war, a tax on ministry basis and american us interest any like in fact, they have been coaching to mobilize forces and people to go to guys as they say, to defend because that and to defend palestine against this way, 80 at ministry, a campaign, a small part of the why he would say with the latest for us on that from baghdad will be staying across all developments for you here on out to 0. Well, meanwhile, in a separate incident, the worst is news agency is also reporting that the u. S. Navy worship, traveling in yemen has intercepted multiple projectiles. Thats according to a us official, but well be bringing you more on that to lisa. The huntsville, just pos, 1900 g m t, thats 10 oclock at night and gaza, where people have the besieged on kind of a once again, blanketed in darkness for another night. I would like tricity there will to no food. And no hype, israel continues, its fund baldwin on heavily congested civilian areas throughout the gaza, which is now so fall, killed 3785. 00 palestinians, nearly 25 percent of homes in gauze, or have been damaged and 59 Health Care Facilities have been has thats according to the United Nations mean lot regional and walk lead is all using different logic channels in the hopes of bringing humanitarian a to the regions. Move in to 1000000 people who as president or 5 and says around 20 trucks will be permitted to go into gaza from the roof of crossing with egypt on friday. But it was nice ations say this is simply not enough and its not saving a guarantee. It will be distributed as russell said, has the listing is trapped in does a find numerous is read, it strikes a heating 7 areas across the density populated region is salt. And par law, which is rand had declare see the we came from kansas city. They told us to come to the south, so we came to the south. We found that the strikes intensified in the south. We stayed in a house up in front of us with strikes up behind us. Well dry. Theres no safety. Theres no less safe thing because you have to be ready to die. Just to stay in your house. Is ralph tools toasting is to leave northam garza and had to what were supposed to be safe zones in the south. But some eunice, a city in soto and guys that were hundreds of thousands of palestinians had sold shelter, was among the police a seat by relentlessly spread a spice. Comedies all shed, tears and buildings are reduced to rubble. This family has lost at least 13 members, including children, to do a state to move about in this or can units kim, hours of these ran a due to a low egypt to deliberate, limited to meditating a to gaza. Menu of causes 2300000 residents have cut down to one meet at the end result to 23 conductive with her. As his rad cutoff live saving essentials. More than 100 trucks are waiting near the roof of crossing on the different side. But its not expected that 8 would answer, guys are safely, rough. A crossing is the only way for a to enter this way. It has become a focus of the conflict between israel and how much has tremendous stadium crisis gets worse. The me and its not a i came from, is may leah and have been here at the roof of board across thing for a palestinian brothers since the start of the war. We are staying here to palestinians and we will not leave until the 8 ends is palestine to gaza. Area near the River Crossing has been boom, twice, base rail stores and wednesday is ready to resume residential buildings in griffin. To at least 20 pounds of usertesting and you guys are no waiting for much and you didnt mention it but it seems unlikely to res. Spirits in the decision, including what are the scenes move and Everything Else are focused on surviving israels rights . This is sarah dash o w oh, thats bringing our correspondence. How awesome hes on the ground for us inside carson joins us from con eunice talk. We know this a were talking about is desperately needed. But also that its nowhere near enough. What are you hearing from people there about the trucks that were hearing . Shouldnt be on their way fairly soon. All right, before we Start Talking about the humanitarian aid, send humans here and trucks that will enter the goal is just tripping to come and go is. Its important to mention that there is room and also jumps to be bombarded right now inside the central gaza strip displays have been use this filter for displace people who are evacuated from the houses and its nowhere near central areas that the goal is to strip this place to now as the, the, the, im going to, as vehicles are trying to evacuate victims of them under the ripples of the district buildings. And the Current Situation now is really in the state of emergency, all the different casualties have been revolted. Wait, takes us out a confirmation from the public to the minister of health and site. The goal is to start now in terms of the humanitarian trucks that will enter the goal is a strict within the coming hours. Palestinians really, really in a deep need for a few minutes here in a huge part 20 trucks, which is not really uh, very big number of humanitarian aid that might into, to help more than 2. 3 video status. Simians inside the besieged chart, treat this limited number, still really need to be compounded by said that he military needs that to fit palestinians in order to be able to cope with the Current Situation and to mitigate the level of humanitarian crisis that took place in site to be star tree at target, you just mentioned that that strike on the orthodox trach. We know that have been constant strikes. Not any on trach is also a mosque also Health Facilities and the lives of these in the south, including in rafa the crossing. But the strikes would presumably have to stop in order for the aid trucks to get in the wrong thats really true bomb it is as he to everywhere. So i think ill just check but this time the attacked as a place that similar to the hospital but are generally in the central. There is nothing else. Just check. This is an a Christian Church that has been bombarded and even there is a, there is to be damaged that took place and saw this area. This area also was used to be as a shoots out for more than a 100 to palestinians were evacuated from the houses. Its also important to mention that to combine the continues a every single corner of the seat church rates during the last hour. There was an intensive obama took place and thats the right uh town central. The goal is districts. This area is as a thing tough for more than a 100. More than a dozens of residential towers till this current moment move down a southern tell us what level the ground by the is really occupation of forces on the bottom. It has been, has endeavored by the district displaced was a target for areas it didnt show building which was led to the ground by the east ridge Occupation Forces to this current moment. There was a number of casualties. Have the reports that waiting for the exact number to be read these by the by was the mr. Kohler. These arent going to cover other than that for us in con eunice, inside goals that thank you so much, tara can do stay safe while they are in the hospital. So Cancer Treatment in goals that says it could be forced to shut down because of israel has continued siege. The tuckers palestinian friendship hospital is already stopped. Some Services Like radiology, the fuel and medical aid shortages are affecting some 9000 counts of patients who have nowhere else to go for treatment and hospitalized county operating on a single local generation. Earlier my colleagues or vanya spoke to dr. Steve escaped the director of the hospital. He described a dire situation for patients and health workers. As you know, we had already be in the motor done of 44 case worker who has been targeted and being on to dr. S. Q waters. And many of the nurses and the dr slide is providing the status to the patients that i think i asked him about more than 70 injected him for the photo hospital already. As you had mentioned during the day either out of the said because im really kind of forget, i think world of what i thought, i think im on forget that. And thats because he does a go and he also with the district, but its called sweet time that the time when im im kind of my husband does one apology for him. I like me because of the disappearance. Or do you expect that youre going to get medical supplies from those 20 trucks of aid that are expected into gaza tomorrow because they will be carrying as we understand it, medical supplies, do you think some of those will come to you and your patients . Maybe i think even all those aids coming to guys on different, natalie the i think and go over to him for the patient the afternoon because i think the home became jack. So might be i him and the on to have a do you have to think of the sick patients also looking those 6 patients to be transported patients which are a huge number in my area. You know, those patients are suffering a lot the night. You know, most of my patients in the hospital now the big drinking deep in thing day on night. They are in need. Whole team was here to get to the need for a good money. You told him the whole to be done and getting things. Its got a unique and the intermediates unit. They need to have some oxygen. Theres some input to, to, to do it. You know, that the good from auction oxygen for them. They need plenty of investigations with plenty of other sources just so theyve been trying to lead them degrees. Gotta pay and what is going on if you get, i mean, if my patient is having is being what have you been a problem, i have to treat them. Those patients come up new jersey anywhere in the except and because people expect and destroy control speed, that would be providing the, the, you know, the basic, the very basic sort of, its got on the list beacon to my contact for yourself, because originally the inks or the wasnt being drawn now. We had, i think in the very limited resources before the work. Even now we are in the very big shortage of the trucks to get things done and worked with complicated. The problem is no more appealing. So i kind of appear to be much ease which kind of kept the vision and dental for my patients. Like i know that appear to you know, this oxygen, jeanette, it was scheduled for, for my food stamps. I the, is my laboratory, investigate if the bigger problem on the versus Prime Minister wishes to knock has met with saudi arabia is crown prince. Mom had been so long and the capital we add, this is his 2nd stopped on his mid lease tool, which also included a visit as well. So youre not is pushing for sure. Monitoring here to be delivered into gaza as soon as possible. We also recognize that the Palestinian People are victims of how mass 2. And that is why i welcome your decision yesterday that you took to ensure that roots into goals that will be opened for humanitarian a to enter. Im glad that you made that decision. We will support it, were increasing already to the region and we will look to get more support to people as quickly hold that spring in while in the shower, our senior political unless to joins us now from the moment. Something else. Thats your next set in that press conference and addressing, messing yahoo struck me. He said, i hope you win. What does that mean . Well, the u. K continues to cool for the escalation. And its funny that i actually notes, that sort of kind of stopped me for some reason. So it was a kind of a and thats the end, by the way, you know, hope youre, when i dont know what that means either to be honest with you. I accept the pitch for new, so science, the more royal then the king as it were, for the queen. And not really in this case. Shes just being so enthusiastic in showing support what is that . Its all part of this competition is going on. Im on west side of meters to shovel can be more likely artistic in expressing support, what is right and the way they do it and which sometimes im using words, and i think they kind of compete even into some station or something. And the hyperbolic expression, its really beneficial. Youre not removing the cost of for the solicitors. Wow. A lot of respect for human dignity. Why are the people and guys, why fi students see that dignity violated every single day they live in a hot storage every single day . Busy but that shut down without food, but that medicine is just phenomenal. One west of the, the tops by the, you know, british accented the Prime Minister. So dark, basically, you know, giving these really sick pretty much continued to do whatever the must do it when, why at the same time, basically competing for that sort of, uh, you know, western support for sure. Mm hm. Well, no one through knock has been saying he also wants to see more and going and write more presumably than these 20 trucks. I know youve described the amount of a it is only adding insult to injury, but ive been wondering strategically, what does this mean going for . Does it make it harder to push for an actually meaningful as humanitarian card or now that is real, can say that theyve allowed 8 in, you know its, theres really a drop in the bucket. And although ive been, you know, reading about struck the field, especially in boy, my boy for him in italian assistance about the coordinating with is it is an addiction. I sit not see anything adequate, anything that raises or rises rather to the location of this, this incredible disaster that too many people are facing and got. So i clearly, you know, the rich foreign minister, if you want to go underneath your door to therapy and come together for that age, you know, maybe something gifts, you know, the rich pharmacy is all one of it. You know, so certainly not the region clearly for rhetoric and very different action, a few minutes. You know, the bridge several minutes actually gives you millions of dollars at the end of the day. This nice, you know, some shooters things that are clearly the europeans at this point in time, including the british dont have much standards as the same one. David says if hell be us special envoy to them, at least he has been meeting with braces really an egyptian officials. Ive been wondering for some days whats the relationship like mount between cairo and tell a v it is not very good. It saves me this a 2nd to become tense and i dont think that junctions. I appreciate that the fact that this or whats going to create this already in humanitarian, quite a door in order to end up sending a signal to the sign it. We actually heard it by a former deputy for minister on our own channel. What hes saying we will be billed the tense in the sign i for a city is you know, completely, im living so completely psychopathic. Im not sure which one to back dramatic history or the city is being expelled from their own home plan. And then your intent is joining with this egypt, whether its in syria and there are no more one before i let you go. I do want to ask you because we are getting reports on attacks on and also database and iraq, which houses us troops and also a navy warship. A u. S. Navy will ship off the coast of them and given all the worries about escalation over the course of the last few days, how well as the threat now, do you think well, thank you for asking that. Because really even expressing myself to you about the diplomacy. I see it on a more, you know, seem to predict then i am a political. I know this because the diplomatic thing is really, its been just, you know, to be there for, for whats the leaders to fix their emotions. But the real deal is happening elsewhere. Its happening and level is are the border is happening. Celia . Something to our team and apparently on the course of young men where American Forces are facing or starting to face some bit of issues with drones or ms. Ayers or hostilities and where the is right in the boonies border are really heating up. And the states and us from has put a lot on m. Correct, said then to us, you know, they feel they think that was in the United States be able to express maximum support. These are provided with arms and be ready to part along with these. Right. If need be, i guess, edition board, how about us and us more supergrass casa wide arms or districts, in this case, whatever cannot find alongside him us. So it has a sticking hurry. Well washed position, regardless whether its actionable or not. Theyve got this work or they actually would follow through and just talking about the tool and the heating or the with is or what has for last say we was not allowed is read the fresh mass. And they were basically speaking about the idea that if its not the base that has what i was going to, i guess my ma, as we all know as far from the mouse on 202020, supported by 11 which ive also has many assets in syria, yeah, and elsewhere. So i think the dangers of the why the war up is becoming more of a, you know, regional solution regional prices are becoming real. And indeed, weve seen escalades saying exchanges of fire across those borders and, and now these attacks will be staying across that for you here on i was a 0. Not one bizarre that out. Is there a senior political analyst speaking to us from london . Thanks for joining us again. My one of the Us State Department has recently held a briefing on the situation and gaza for more on this. Lets speak to rosamond jordan. She joins us from washington, dc. Rosie emphasis today has been clearly on a to thats right. So one of the 2 goals that the us President Joe Biden told reporters on wednesday evening was how his goal was getting humanitarian aid in to gauze, or to help the 2200000 or so. Lot of people who live in that strip along the mediterranean now of sound voice and bastard David Satterfield is working on logistics according to the state department hes working with is really and egyptian officials on trying to bring that aid on trucks through the roof, a gate in to garza where International Aid organizations wouldnt be responsible for the distribution. Now one thing that matt miller, the Department Spokes person did stress is that like these rarely government, the Us Government does not want to see any of this aid diverted by home. Us getting any control over this age, they say this is something that simply would not be tolerated, realize even us as also saying they want to see an increase and get a sustained aid. So presumably of as an intention that these 20 trucks are just the beginning, how realistic is a continued age so well, it really does depend one on how the 1st are trudge. The 1st delivery of aid goes could be as early as on friday might not be until saturday, because according to president bite and the egyptian president todd of dell, thought ill cc said that there needed to be some road work done. Going to ralph or gate before those trucks could start making their deliveries. But that was reiterated on thursday by matt miller, who said that the us wants to see, continue with a because they know that 2020 truckloads simply wont be enough. That you need to have a consistent flow of food, of medicine, of emergency supplies in order to help meet basic survival needs for the people who are in the south of golf. Was i also wanted to ask you about another line coming out of that press conference. I see the state department is saying that they are expecting israel to abide by International Role as they defend themselves. But i understand theyre not planning to participate in any kind of independent investigation. So what happens at our hospital . So thats right. Tom miller was asked about this several times and he said that the us, his view right now is that it would not be helpful that the us is conducting its own review, has already started looking at its own intelligence. And its so far from what it can determine that this was not a strike on the hospital that was caused by these really military, that this was caused by some palestinian faction inside garza. And now of course, the question is going to be, and i imagine this is being raised at the pentagon as well. Whether or not the us is going to make public. Its evidence suggesting that this was not and is rarely striking. But instead one carried out by a Palestinian Group that said the u. S. President joe biden did say on wednesday evening that he understood why theyre so much widespread skepticism of his conclusion. But he did reiterate that he would not upset so publicly if he did not believe that the evidence presented to him was accurate. Rosalyn jordan there with the latest for us from that state Department Press conference. Thank you so much for us on wednesday and is really Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used an example of american debts to show the impact of her mazda as a task. On october 7th, presenting the numbers to the us president. He said a most vices that killed a 1400. 00 is res. Imagine that kind of for you. Fewer than 10000000 people. This would be equivalent to more than 50000 americans killed in one day. But israel has killed 3785. 00 palestinians since october 7th. And if we were to use that same logic, it would mean that in a blockaded area of more than 2000000 people in garza, israel would have killed more than half a 1000000 americans. Earlier my colleagues, some of these are don, spoke to the deputy mayor of jerusalem for the house on the herman he often if she condemn to the killing of 7 children. And in his rarely striking heres what you have to say. And i think any child that dies in the process of war is tragic. They didnt do anything. But im feeling very, very agreed at the 200 hostages. That how much have, who are victims of a whole crime . One thing is war and things happen, not purposely. These really only does not target kind of stadium children. Unfortunately, how much uses them as human shields and puts them in strategic places so that they can say, look what there is raised it. But how much the terrorist genocide, a group run by iran. They actually purposely target children and women raping women, be heading babies. And let me tell you what that we found today is always full. I do have to jump to, im sorry i do, i do need to jump in because you havent onto the questions where i didnt do about what from us is doing survey. Just let me, let me repeat. I know oscar view whether its tragic, tragic. Let me let me just say this is how and interview works from lodi. Let me pose the question to you, please. Do you condemn these riley miller trees killing of 7 children of the battery family. Im not asking you if you think its tragic. Im not asking you how you feel about how much is a tax we have condemned. And ive given very hot interviews on october the 8th to how much the officials, but im asking you to answer the question. Do you condemn the killing of 7 children . Yes, so now i think its tragic that 7 children died today. It doesnt matter who they are, whether the palestinian is really are yes. View as will will notice flaw that you are not condemning these really mid a tree. The reason i am not having children. How, how did you respond to the question . Well, let me finish this, let me finish quote, let me finish the question clock on let me finish the, the question im on. How, how will do that . No, i havent finished the question please. This is our conversation works. How would you respond to those who will say that by failing to condemn what international . Let me read to a statement by Amnesty International concerning the killings of children, the size, the millions from male. Its saying, okay, well come to whether the neutral or not. They say quotes they concerned about violations of International Humanitarian law by is really full season, gaza they go on to reference s strikes pounding residential buildings, killing children. Val. Blinding is riley forces, not how not human shields for killing is really children of a palestinian children by not recognizing that how the responses to say youre not giving the same value to palestinian babies and children as you all to his re lease. Thats not true. And then let me tell you what the differences when you condemning means, if somebody went and published purposefully, does something, these really all mean does not purposely go to kill children. Unfortunately, children and adults, and all people can be the casualties of wolf. Theres a difference between being a casual tubal, which is tragic and going and purposefully targeting children and that i would condemn whoever did that. So what youll find telling view is slug is use dismissed them. This is not neutral, but my ears have just made me, let me search the floor and i didnt want to learn to. I didnt mean to long to float. You must let me off the question please. I am. So what youre saying to view is, is that what bates selim and is really and is really Human Rights Organization says when it talks about a criminal policy of revenge is on the way its october. The 10th statement by giving an order to prefer a quote to prefer damage over precision has been carried out and saying this constitutes quotes will crimes. Openly ordered by top is really officials. Are you saying also they sell them all wrong and they dont know how to assess how to go right. How do i do that wrong . Because we one, we, one people we, we want the people of northern garza to move to southern gaza, specifically. And precisely because we know that the how much infrastructure theres a whole city underground for the weapons for broke it for a real rock and roll. And just because we didnt want to innocent civilians in homes way, we awesome to move out of the way. So yes, i condemn Amnesty International, which Everybody Knows is biased and corrupt to its cool. Im big selling. Weve lost that mobiles while to raise a boat is in this way the coastal city of ask along for us why troops have a mast near the border wisconsin. You were here in the city of ash cologne. It is around 60 kilometers away from believe 13 kilometers away from guys. This is one of the most attacked seats is in is right by iraq. Its coming from guys that weve been told that around 200 rockets landed here. You can see some of the damage in the buildings around this area in the cars. Most of the people we have spoken to say very shocked. So trying to recover with what happened here. Weve been talking to some of the people in the municipality, and they believe that the situation would only get worse. We are waiting for the next steps. So for the army and the fun that a we really at. So im not seeing them anymore. So i cannot share what is going to happen, but we know that as well, its not going to be a show side by all means. And by and by, oh, the sign is going to be weeks, months is whatever it looks like. We are not going to be to have it before we can go back to a safe is on here in southern is well, theres a clear belt up. We have seen tanks and im more vehicles and soldiers getting to this part of the country. The government has expended the military so in a few days ago we were able to make it closer to the border with guy. So now were not able to do that. Most of the towns around all of the series had been evacuated, or theres only military personnel, or security personnel, or officials. Its not clear yet whether a ground defensive will take place. But certainly theres lots and lots of military forces that are facing garza getting ready for what it looks like a ground impatient. Most of the people we have spoken to see, see here, say that they do support a ground invasion. And what is evident is that everyone here is getting ready for our next stage of this war. That is, i will feed our schedule and turning out to breaking news. Were guessing from iraq. Weve been hearing reports of drones and a real cause attack on and also database that was us and of the International Forces in west and iraq. According to the words as news agency, multiple blocks were had inside the base as weve been saying. And also it is locations in the west and on by province that spring and patsy called hanging. She has moved for us now from washington, dc. Patti, this is obviously a foss developing story. What more details do we have now as well, we know that were waiting to hear from the pentagon. The briefing was supposed to start. Its just usually a regular briefing about 45 minutes ago. Busy and then pushed back 15 minutes, pushed back another half an hour. It shouldnt be starting any moment. Of course, well hopefully get more information from there. But this is exactly what the us has been concerned about. It has about 2500. 00 troops interact scattered around the country and patsy. Im, im so sorry to interrupt you. Timely. The Pentagon Press conference has and indeed now just begun that system and of to any civilians on the ground. Information about these engagements is still being processed. We cannot say for certain what these missiles and drones were targeting, but they were launched from human heading north along the red sea, potentially towards the targets in israel, or defensive responses. One that we would have taken for any similar threat in the region where were able to do show against our interest personnel and our partners. This attack may be ongoing, so if we have more information to share, we will. But again, as the secretary has made clear, we have the capability to defend our broader interest in the region and to deter regional escalation and broader expansion of the conflict. The begin with a mazda is attacked on is really so civilians. On october 7th, the crew of the carney, the just that and across the forest, we will remain vigilant to any other potential threats. And while im on the topic of threats, let me provide an update on the reports of several drone attacks against us facilities. And i rack in syria, early yesterday morning, syria time october 18th, the tots garrison and syria was targeted by 2 drones. Us and Coalition Forces engaged wonder on destroying it while the other drone impact of the base resulting in minor injuries to Coalition Forces are also the same morning. Direct Early Warning systems indicated a possible threat approaching the air base at all side and base personnel sheltered in place as a protective measure, though no attack occurred sadly us civilian contractors separate a cardiac episode, while sheltering and passed away shortly thereafter. And our deepest sympathies and condolences or with the loved one loved ones of the individual who passed away. As you know, the day before and october 17th, Us Military Forces defended against 3 drones near us and Coalition Forces in iraq and western erac at all. A side air base us forces engaged to drones destroying one and damaging the 2nd. Resulting in minor injuries to Coalition Forces separately in northern iraq, us forces engaged and destroyed to draw near busher air base resulting and no injuries or damage. And while im not going to forecast any potential response to these attacks, i will say that we will take all necessary actions to defend us and Coalition Forces against any threat. Any response should one occur will come at a time in a manner of our choosing. Now in light of all of this activity, secretary austin continues to actively engage with his counterparts and Leaders Within the middle east. Today, he conducted a series of calls which included discussions with his finest president , shake mohammedans, a head of the united arab emirates. Mere shake, tamim of guitar and saudi arabia, a minister of defense could lead been. So im on a so secretary austin also spoke with his really minister of defense. You go on just a few moments ago and during these calls, he reiterated us support for israels right to defend itself from terrorist attacks and also underscore the importance of safeguarding innocent civilians, both palestinian and his really. He emphasized again that any country or any group thinking about trying to take advantage of the situation in israel to try to widen the conflict, should think twice and not doubt. The resolve of the United States is our aim to avoid any regional expansion of israels conflict with mosse. But we stand ready and prepared to protect and defend our partners and our interest. And we will act to do so. Readouts of these calls will be posted to the d o d u website later today. And with respect to us report to israel, the 1st shipments of military aid including munitions, began arriving in israel last week and continued to arrive on a near daily basis. This assistance is comprised of capabilities requested by israel to include precision guided munitions, such as joint direct attack munitions, small diameter bonds, 155 millimeter artillery. I munition and other categories of critical equipment. In addition, iron down interceptors from stocks that the United States has in country. Theyve been quickly provided to israel. And in the days ahead will be following additional iron down interceptors so that israel has the capabilities they need to us to sustain their iron dumb Defense Systems and protect their Senior Citizens and cities from rocket attacks. Or we will leverage several avenues available to us to include our stocks and industry channels that reinforce the United States and wavering an iron clad support for both the Israeli Defense forces and the israeli people. As always, the department of defense will continue to support plan and undertake these critical emissions professionally to would be inherent right to protect our force. And with that, well be happy to take your questions. Well start with a p r cap, general rider. Could you also talk about apparently theres a new round of attacks as a sign that is occurring either now or is happened today . Do you have any information on that . Yeah, thanks tara, ive seen some reporting on that. I dont have any details for right. Right now, but certainly as more information becomes available, well pass that along. And then more generally, as silence has uptake since the hospital bombings. What Protection Measures are you taking, particularly for the forces in on time for that or spend so much activity over the years as fighters have tried to move weapons and people towards for yeah, certainly, we take force protection extremely seriously and we will continue to do so and actually get into specific force protection other measures other then again, when we have forces in harms way, were going to look at all possible efforts to ensure that they remain safe and are able to, to stay focused on their, on their mission. So this is something that will continue to monitor, but again, we are going to take force protection very seriously. Can you say like being strengthened or take additional force Protection Measures and are seeing more activity in march or an activity like in the last couple of days. And you have, you know, for the last few months. And we are certainly taking appropriate force Protection Measures to, to ensure the safety of our troops. Again, im not going to get into specifics. Clearly this is an uptick in terms of the types of drone activity weve seen in iraq and syria. But again, yeah, obviously with that, thank you. So youve been listening the to a press conference from the pentagon and confirming that he us worship shot down 3 missiles and runs in the northern red sea. But could be a general pop right of the Pentagon Press secretary, who has been speaking also described incidents that have recently taken place in a rock and syria that gave no further details on the and allow set attacks that were reported just in the last hour or so, and thats now going back to patrick, how hands in washington dc. Patsy. And he mentioned an uptick in drug and activity. As i know, the pentagon is also saying that the secretary of defense has been engaging with gulf leaders. How will all the threats of the fears of escalation and they are very real. In fact, i think you saw right at the beginning of this conflict between garza and israel, that the us sent an Aircraft Carrier directly to the eastern med. Theyve been sent to another carrier group. The us was eisenhower to schedule a visit to deploy anyway, so now there werent of 2 Aircraft Carriers in the mat. They havent really done that since the rock war was very much active. So it is. And there also certainly no commanding control shift of that strongly based in italy to be in the general region. So that is how the us projects force with Aircraft Carriers. Now i find it very notable that hes now talking about what were hearing is happening currently. Interact no mention of it and the fact that they kept this quiet and we did not know about the attacks in syria, that they engaged one and another one hit the base in syria. We know that theyve been very hyper vigilant there because of some of the attacks of turkey has been taking place. That the us as is too close to their forces. They have about 900 forces in syria, about 2500 and a rack. And we didnt know the 2 different bases in iraq yesterday were hit by drones. And hes of obviously just confirming that, but this is the concern, the us does not want to be dragged into a wider war. And it is something that the American People would very much not want. And joe biden very much wants to be president again. So hes there tried to strike this balance, project strength, cobra detours. Because i think its pretty clear that this is not something that the us wants to engage in, but at the same time offer a full throated support of israel. So the us President Joe Biden is give me a prime time speech tonight to lay out why he thinks its important to get a g crane and a red and israel. It will be interesting to see if these attacks work his way into his speech. Cuz this is something that again, the American People do not. After the, the hordes of after left data stand at a rack, they do not want to see the us dragged into an now there are conflict as a, as you were referencing as well. This obviously isnt the 1st attack just this week on, and the law said, can you give us a sense of how critical a base it is for Us Operations and, and do we have any sense of who might want to talk to you . Obviously, the fear is that its a rand backed mill militias. Thats obviously going to be the fear, because whats the concert a us a rating and war. And so theyre probably looking at that. Theyre not pointing the finger here in the us that, that just just yet i knew. Busy corresponding bad, good said the, some are reading back groups had claimed responsibility. It is a very important bass. Its there again 2500 troops in our us. Troops interact, they are scattered across the country. And of course, you know, theres a very long history as an air base, but the fact that they are saying that one of the drones is able to get in, in syria and caused some, some injuries. Thats unusual. Usually when american troops are injured, they give a little bit more detail than that. So its very clear that the pentagon is trying to limit the communication of this. They will not want to alarm the American Public because a recent poll i read said 8 intent americans are very much worried that this is going to lead to a broader conflict. And so americans are paying attention to this. So i think that could explain why youre hearing so few details. So many late details from the pentagon. Very interesting dynamics, patrick hall. Hey, now with the lasers for us from washington dc. Thank you so much passing as well as riley forces have killed at least 12 palestinians and they occupied westbank off to conducting raids across several cities. That one of the most expensive raids took place inside the nations refuge account. Due to abraham has worn off from ramallah its dangerous for palestinians to move inside. District come placed under is really proof you since thursday morning counting, the debt is difficult and is really drawn targeted a group of palestinians, a lucian needs to cut them, is really say the fighters tell us city is see among the killed are 230 homes into ministry pools, destroying roots, cutting water and electricity, little signs. The rates will end soon. This video was filmed in the 1st hours of the read, 16 year old, so ill have him eat, has been shot. The course to help him. He to was sure. The father was rescued the song that throughout the course until then just need i took the more than 90 minutes to get the it was already too late. Theyre making a job. Honda, we still cant get into the injured people inside the account, including children. A refugee camp houses dozens of palestinian fighters and is regularly targeted by his really forces. Searching for armed groups is really forces exchanged fire with fighters injuring some is really soldiers, but the majority of palestinians are on our hearts yet the refugee camp has been undergoing a tough campaign by these rarely forces. For months now, theyve been damaging the infrastructure. Arresting people, reading homes and destroying roads, which increases people suffering like is that it on thursday, 120 pounds and ends with invested in rates across the occupied left bank, killing an injury and several others. Kind of funny is here. Say that again. Noises in grief with god, the processions are making their way through the streets of drama. La, one is for 21 year old. Mine is really stuck there after attracting is for a 13 year old the city and who was guilty for patient iris to have suicide. Since the beginning of this escalation, the Prisoner Society says this really forces everything that hes 850 policy and use of the up to fight westbank. People here see its bringing back memories of the 2nd. The default the win is really invaded the occupied westbank in the early 2 thousands need that, but he just need a demo the okay, if i was saying earlier on my colleagues, so hold on. Yeah. Spoke to him and stuff that ill guarantee hes the secretary general of the Palestinian National initiative. He says, palestinians on the constant is riley threat regardless if theyre in garza or in the occupied westbank. The dickens still got themselves in the campaign against the old listing of people, and that shows you that there are claim attacking guys because of how much as they see is, is not through the attacking police studios because they are the students that are attacking the students because they have very clear for the to come in of ethnic cleansing, of all those kinds of step. And if this succeeds with that the next record wouldnt be as quickly as angle. Spanish thing is endorsement. They actually started the cleansing of the west bank by trying to evict people in some areas, see, which is no less than 60 percent of the west bank. This is a company and i guess the better cigna people that come in, i guess our right to be free. I would like to have a state of our own. And its so campaign against the human rights of everything about us to do. But of course, nothing is to be competitive at this very moment with the prospect is committed to good guys that were an act of genocide is going on. An act of collective punishment is happening. And an act of ethnic cleansing, 3 of which should be equal to the article. And so that could i and so forth. Is, is this perhaps a turning point for the president of the policy and authority met with a bus or the events in gauze or reinforcing him or weakening his hand . I think that he has to be weaker mainly by is that or which marginalized him . I didnt realize though, so that he had no respect to what i look forward to you refused even to talk to him or negotiate with him all these years to add the that hes also being discredited by nothing. You know that i go to the attack them, claimant got to use the support of our mass as, as nothing else that so uh but, but we came to the palestinian authority, is mainly there. And there, there is, theyre taking the models and understanding whats happening and the relationship to guys that and the fact that they have fed up to this moment in taking a step towards unifying, qualitative, means unifying all of us to the other sources. Unifying us to man forces. Im groups the Palestinian Society in standing up to the technical aggression and does a one more a lot of model. Also we can important is the sometimes the behavior as, as the security forces. Then the other thing is while demonstrating against the city and gaza, this lack of respect to he will not die. So of course also weakens the moment is really as strikes have targeted areas close to villages in southern lebanon. Missiles were fi that has bullet positions in the a conference to the israel has also evacuated towns along the border with levon on after repeated exchanges of fire in a quarter reports for us now from southern double. It, as well as military says its targeting has bullet positions across the border and lebanon. Its facing a guerrilla would be running back lebanese. Arms group has been attacking is really military positions along the border as well as tank using precision guided missiles. The warring signs have been trading fire along. What has been an active frontline as well started to attack garza more than a week ago. Hezbollah joined the bottle after recalled by its ally. Hum us. But its very much limiting its response within the rules of engagement established since its last or with as well in 2006 as well says it doesnt want to be tracked. Its a war on a 2nd front. But it has threatened to respond forcefully. If attacks, to engage for the fullest can war its, its a barrier. Skipping it is not popular among really been these population 1st. And it has to have a green light to, from the, or in the end of the g. Because that might create a new dynamics in the middle east almost together. So a decision of that scape, it has to be cleared by both the Union Leadership and maybe the syrians, as well as the headset. Its not unusual in the conflict. Its back or even has repeatedly warned of a war that we didnt go for the whole region. If attacks against doesnt continue with the so called excess of resistance hasnt said what their red line is, except that because it will not fault the. In other words, come us will not fault a decision by hezbollah to enter the war with its full military capabilities. Could depend on how long its ally can sustain, is really a tax on its own. None of the stuff you run in its allies across the region are now focusing their anger on the us administration. They say it has given isabel free reign to carry out war crimes against the palestinians. Since then, there have been reports of attacks on the us military presence in iraq and syria. And it takes us on the americans additional pressure, uh to tell them that, you know, if this would happen, it would not. It will not be in any way or convention of the war. It would have no limits, no border of uh and uh, attacks on it, you know, and, and its backers can be from anywhere for the time being there is he said rhetoric. Well all sides appeared to be weighing the risks and benefits of confrontation. But what appears to be shaping up is a protracted cross border war of attrition. San jose, i was busy to southern lebanon. Well, ill do there is ali hassan has the latest from the kora on lebanons, mediterranean coast, near the border with his ram. This is a flush points now for the past 10 days on a daily basis that all attacks by his will on also of the policy and factions on is really ministry both across the 120. Going to meet those board this from not cool. What i hear while we are standing on the, on the minute to branyon, to the occupied as the been his government regards to share our funds and quite sure about on the city and is ready for this. Uh, visa tax, for example. Today theres been more than 5 attacks that there was an attack on the naval base. Yeah. Just its, its dock now, but just behind me and on the hills that on several of the post, both military posts stopped on mainly for communication, for intersection. And hezbollah seems to be keen, not only on hitting tax, but also on hitting the is ready communication system. On the board, the hitting camera arrives hitting into a section for dr says and so on. So this situation is accumulating day after day. The tension as weve been phase, is just escalating. What does the main goal, the main goal is preventing a ground offensive and does or trying to create the reason for this ground defensive to be weaker than it should be a whole that hasnt protests around the world in support of the Palestinian People. Some of the largest have been in jordans capital correspond assignments in july. It is that for us and a month will be a few 100 meters away from the very embassy today. What a difference is that godaddy and authorities have locked our roads. The good words, these valium, the c, as in the last 48 hours, youll see these 2 of his grow and grow and grow up to that possible exact and size of. Now theyre being told to put this in the square near one of the most popular ones. Yeah. And people have been coming here in numbers. Let me just move out of the shop. So you can actually feel the energy of this crowd, which is up a few dozen people and now has grown to a couple of 100 people. And more people are coming to the lodge Police Presence here. And as weve been with this thing in the last few days, people are angry and this has become a, its an avenue of expression for a lot of people that it becomes a morning space for them where they come and warranty, or did it become a concert at times where they play the music and then it also becomes an area with different solid guarantee, with the people of god. This. These many of these people, more than 2000000 refugees here in the jordanian and top of we have been displaced from the palestinian tennessee. So they have relative. We spoke to one man who lost most of the members of his family. He stopped working because he said, there is, this cannot go on and he cannot function like this anymore. So this is the, lets see a here in the Georgia Union capital on the diplomatic side, dropped off the jordanian king traveling to the city of cairo, meeting the egyptian president. And then also, the German Foreign minister here in georgia and incompetent is going to a lot of effort from eric countries who try and move the is very nice to seize the attack on what they consider in the position to allow in age. And that seems to be a difference between the rest and diplomatic push, where the focus is on releasing prisoners and making sure that from us does not care you have any further. Protest has also continued in from thousands, as you can see it gathered in paris despite heavy Police Presence. Funds had previously implemented a ban on pro palestinian protest. 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