Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im victor blackwell. And im amara walker. Israels army appears to be entering a new phase of war. An Army Spokesperson from the idf confirmed to cnn that idf Ground Forces are in gaza right now. Infantry, artillery and other units moved into gaza from the north overnight. As troops march in the north, israel continues to fire missiles across the border. The idf have been launching heavy and continuous air strikes throughout the night into the morning. Idf reserve soldiers are calling it the most intense night of bombing of the conflict so far. Cnns jim sciutto is with us now from northern israel. So, israel promised a major Ground Offensive after the attacks by hamas on october 7th. Is it clear yet that this is the beginning of that . That we are seeing that Ground Incursion in a major way or is this potentially Something Else . Reporter well, victor, its the beginning of something. Thats no question. Because israel is now confirming the Idf Spokesperson confirming that israeli Ground Forces are inside gaza and operating. Those Ground Forces include infinity, armor, Engineering Units as well and this, of course, follows what we were witnessing last night, our teams on the border including Nic Robertson were witnessing last night which is a vastly expanded air campaign. That includes air strikes from war planes as well as Artillery Fire and other strikes on targets there in advance of this Ground Operation. So, a bigger Ground Operation than we had seen previously, since october 7th. The open questions remain, victor and amara, how big exactly and the duration of this Ground Operation and what the objective is. We heard the objective described as eliminating hamas, but how to define victory or the accomplishment of the objective. That remains like the other questions an open question. And obviously the other open question is, could this expand into a wider conflict. I wanted to ask you more about whats happening along the israeli lebanese border because the idf and hezbollah continue to exchange fire. And were also hearing that israel used a drone to strike a terrorist cell. What are you learning about that . Reporter yeah. So, since weve been up here the last several days, this has been a daily event. Hezbollah firing in this direction. Israeli forces firing back. Hezbollah using a range of weapons to do so. Its sniper fire. Small arms fire, antitank rockets and missiles. And also surface to air surface to surface missiles i should say. And Israeli Forces firing back. And the last 24 hours, at least twice israel has carried out strikes on lebanese territory against hezbollah targets. That has maintained a relatively controlled pace. It hasnt reached a fever pitch in recent days. But, the concern, of course, is that it will expand, that hezbollah will show its power against israel, particularly the concern has been in response to an expanded Ground Operation in gaza. But we havent yet seen an enormous escalation in hezbollah activity. Our Nic Robertson, of course, he is down on the border with Gaza In Ashkelon and has been there really since the beginning. Nic, i wonder i should acknowledge our vision into gaza is limited and our scope is limited to what the idf is telling us. From your perspective there, is this the large scale Ground Offensive that we had been anticipating or is it possible its something more limited . Reporter yeah. Jim, were just about a mile from the border fence here. This is a place ive been for three weeks. We have a good Vantage Point to compare and contrast what we have seen and heard over recent weeks. Absolutely last night there was a lot more Artillery Fire, a lot more bombardment going into gaza and taking that into connection with what the idf is saying about an incursion the night before that and incursion the night before that, limited ones. And that being the increase. I think we can put this picture together along with the fact that the Telecom Service inside gaza was partly destroyed last night. The fact that electricity was cut into areas of gaza last night. A lot of it left in darkness. The intensity of that fire does speak towards a growing level of Ground Incursion activity. Again, as you rightly say, we dont know the precise nature until the idf brief about it with some specificity. But i think what were seeing today further emphasizes that this broadening scope and deepening nature of the incursion is under way. Why do i say that, today we heard a lot of Artillery Strikes. Im going to step out of the way just now and john is going to zoom in on a small hill top here. You dont see any smoke rising from it now, but about five minutes ago there was a lot of smoke rising from that tiny hill top in the fields there on the just right by the border to gaza. And john, if you can go across the hillside there, you can see smoke rising again from this field area. Now, this is different to what we were seeing from this position over the past couple of weeks. We were seeing air strikes and Artillery Strikes that were going into the towns, one of the towns behind us. The strikes were going into those towns. Now theyre hitting tiny hill top positions in the fields. Were hearing small and heavy Machine Gunfire coming from those fields and other fields in this area. So, when you see the artillery taking out targets on these small hill tops, you can understand those are likely be hamas or potentially hamas, palestinian, Islamic Jihad positions, Fighting Positions on hill tops that a Ground Incursion, if it were happening, would necessarily want to knock out to allow the Ground Troops to move through that area more safely with greater ease. So, the picture that unfolds here, the type of Artillery Strikes, what is being hit today. That level of small arms and heavy Machine Gunfire in contrast to what we heard over recent weeks, tends to paint that picture of this growing, expanding Ground Incursion that the idf spokespeople are talking about. But again to your point, precisely what theyre achieving at the moment and how many troops are in there we cannot speak to that at the moment, jim. Yeah. Yeah, limited view of those Ground Operations. Of course, we should acknowledge as well, no vision into what is essentially under ground city, a network of tunnels built by hamas, as defensive positions and that certainly concern of those Israeli Forces. Its why they have engineers with them to help breach some of those defenses. Our Nic Robertson there in southern israel, very close to the gaza border. Victor and amara, well continue to watch those events, both on the southern border and up here on the northern border as well. All right, jim. Well check back. Thank you. The white house says that the president is not drawing any red lines for israels Ground Operation into gaza. But the increase in air strikes is complicating the white houses efforts to ensure that humanitarian aid enters gaza and the on going negotiations to get the hostages held by hamas freed. Were joined now by cnns ken l liptack of wilmington delaware. How is the white house responding so far . Reporter yeah. Theyre being very careful, very deliberate in how theyre talking about this. Theyre not saying whether they got a heads up from israel that this was going to expand. But we can say that this is complicating their objectives on the ground there. Chief among them, the release of those hostages that are being held by hamas, including potentially americans. There are ten americans who are unaccounted for. Some of them may be held hostage. And really as early as yesterday we did hear that these negotiations to release these hostages had been intensifying, brokered in part by the qatari government. Really the hope had been that there would be a large number of hostages released. And remember, guys, the u. S. Government had been encouraging israel to delay its full scale Ground Invasion as those negotiations progressed in the hopes that a breakthrough could be reached. But really this will complicate it deeply. What youve been hearing from the white house and from President Biden, much more vocally over the last several days is talk of a humanitarian pause. Some break in the fighting, in the violence that would allow these hostages to be released because certainly, logistically, it would be very complicated to release a large number of people if gaza is being bombed by the israelis. We did hear from john kirby yesterday that there are active conversations about a humanitarian pause with the israeli government. Certainly the u. S. Is not giving up on these negotiations to release these hostages. I was told last night by an e a hour talks. Certainly very complicated and very complex negotiations with hamas to get those hostages out. Now, the other thing that a humanitarian pause could allow for is for more aid to go into gaza. That has been a priority of the Biden Administration and also allow civilians to leave, including hundreds of americans, many palestinianamericans who want to get out. So certainly this complicating all of those factors today, guys. Sure is. Kevin liptak, thank you. Were joined by former commanding general of the u. S. Army europe and seventh army, Lieutenant General mark he hertling. Good to see you this morning. Lets start with the Ground Forces inside gaza right now. We understand they entered overnight from the north and the forces are in the field right now fighting according to an Idf Spokesperson. It was first described as two targeted raids, general. Is this the beginning or part of israels major Ground Invasion that theyve been promising . Well, good morning, amara. First of all, i would like to comment on what both jim and nic said because theyre being hesitant. Yes, theres an increase in operational tempo of the israeli Ground Forces. This does not mean that this is the ground assault, the Ground Incursion. I would agree that theres potential for different kinds of actions. What i see in the films and the folks ive talked to who are involved in this, theyre saying not yet. This is the initial, limited incursion to gain more intelligence. Were seeing a lot of tanks and Infinity Carriers and bulldozers, but thats not all were seeing. For those of us experienced with this, theres a lot more going on. Theres Intelligence Analysis of what is happening on the other side of the border. There are special operators more than likely with this force going in. They are preparing for additional assaults. They have joint Tactical Air Controllers on the ground that can that can direct the air platforms. There will eventually be helicopters. So this is a combined arms fight. I would suggest were still in the opening phases where israel is gathering intelligence and, in fact, probably sending a message to hamas, saying this is about what youre going to get and youre going to get a lot more of it unless you release the hostages and do some other things we have been asking you to do. You think this is gathering intelligence and laying the ground work before this major Ground Invasion begins. What about these two targeted raids that the idf mentioned. Do you believe that that was aimed at trying to specifically rescue some of those hostages . Yeah. It could be either that or, again, gathering more intelligence. The key issue for the israeli army right now is to find out where the terrorists are, what to strike. And when you send the force in for these kinds of raids, or these what we call reconnaissance in force is to either confirm or deny the intelligence you already have. Is what we think there or is it not . And should we continue to put energy and resources into a location to try and strike it because thats where we believe the enemy is. And what about this Communications Blackout . Were hearing from Many Organizations and activists, w. H. O. , doctors without borders, theyre alarmed they cant get in touch with their medical staff or their employees. They obviously need some critical information about whats happening there on the ground. Is this Standard Operating Procedure before an invasion is supposed to take place . Well, it is but its also specifically geared toward this fight because what israel wants to do is first of all cut off communication from hamas aboveground, not within the tunnels. They dont have that kind of connectivity inside the tunnels themselves. But aboveground. Its not only for the enemy, but truthfully, amara, ill say it for the first time, its also to reduce the Information Operations of different facilities within a gaza, showing films of the civilian casualties, showing injuries from local palestinians, showing buildings being hit because that is one of hamas weapon, to play the Victim Doctrine that they use so effectively, showing how the local populous is being harmed. So when israel shuts off all the telecommunication, were not talking to the doctors in charge of the hospitals. Were not talking to local news men, news people inside of the strip. So all of that contributes to tamping down the Information Ops that hamas always uses or any terrorist group uses. I did mention the committee to protect journalists. They mentioned at least 29 journalists have lost their lives since the conflict began on october 7th. They say its the deadliest period for journalists since theyve been covering conflict since 1992. I understand that reuters and press reached out to the idf this week to get some kind of assurance, you know, that journalists on the ground would not be targeted or they would make efforts to limit casualties of journalists. The idf told the organizations they cannot guarantee the safety of journalists who are reporting in gaza. Im bringing you this question because i know that you have had journalists embedded with you in war zones. Can you talk about this and israels response . What is your reaction . Well, it is the responsibility of the organization that has the journalists with them to protect them. As you know, because youve had folks with me when i was in combat. So it was my job to protect them. But if you put a journalist in a situation where theyre going to be part of a force, and there is the potential for striking that force by the opposing force, in this case israel, then it is on the current, the commander on the scene. So, israel certainly will always attempt to use the Law Land Wear Fare and doctrine they call proportionality and necessity. If they have a target they think is necessary to strike, they will consider whats around it and then determine the proportionality of the strike. So if theres a journalist on the scene that israel does not know about and it is a scene where theres a terror cell or a terror target, that journalist is unfortunately putting themselves in harms way. So it is a horrific thing. This is the challenge with having civilians and journalists the middle of a fight. And they are going to get hurt and oftentimes killed which is just the horror of warfare. But israel has a responsibility to check out the targets they are striking. But at the same time understanding that journalists cant put themselves the middle of a fight because theyre going to be harmed as combatants. Such a difficult situation. Lieutenant general mark hertling, thank you. Were expecting an update from officials in maine. Police have confirmed the suspect in the Mass Shootings there is dead. Were live in maine with the latest there. Also, jordans Foreign Minister will join us live as israel confirms it has forces on the ground in gaza. Well ask about concerns the conflict c could expanand. Nearly twoday manhunt is other. Police found the body of a suspect accused of killing 18 people in lewiston, maine, on wednesday. They believe the suspect died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators say he left a note indicating that he did not expect to be alive by the time it was found. They havent revealed many details about a possible motive behind the massacres. Cnns omar jimenez joining us now from lisbon, maine, not far from where the suspects body was found. Omar . Reporter yeah, so amara and victor, yeah, as you mentioned, were not far from where the suspects body was found. Police believe or Law Enforcement sources tell cnn that the body was found near recycling plant, likely somewhere in the area in the woods back there. But obviously officers are not letting us get any closer than where we are right now. That said, this is the close of major chapter for this community because for many it had created a sense of unease here. Over the last what became more than 48 hours as people did not know where this Armed And Dangerous suspect was, as police described him, people didnt know if they could potentially run into him. And of course, this is someone that police said shot and killed at least 18 people across two locations within minutes of each other wednesday night. Now, to give people an idea now that we are a few days removed of how this all unfolded, the shooting. If First Shooting happened wednesday night at a bowling alley. Minutes later, the next shooting happened at a bar and restaurant, about a tenminute drive between the two. 15minute drive over to here in lisbon, which is where police found his abandoned vehicle at a boat launch. And then about a 15minute walk, theres essentially a Riverwalk Trail from that boat launch, we believe, that is where the body was found, though, we dont know the exact location at this point. Were expecting a Press Conference in the next hour and a half. Where Law Enforcement told us specifically that is where theyre going to answer a lot of our questions. Since last night, they said they were really going to give notification and short on the q a. On the other hand, investigators are trying to figure out why this happened. So theyre combing through a note that was found also social media, not to mention, while the investigations continue, it is going to be a much harder process for this community as they grieve and try to figure out how to move forward. Hopefully well get more information when that News Conference starts in about an hour and a half from now. Omar jimenez, thank you. Still to come, were Hearing Reports that some aid agencies have lost contact with their teams in gaza. As israel intensifies its bombardment and there is a Communications Blackout. Were going to speak to a unicef representative in the region next. The war between israel and hamas appears to be getting more intense now. Were told by the World Health Organization that patients, civilians and Health Workers in gaza spent the night in darkness and fear, their words. Gaza appears largely cut off from the world with communications badly disrupted by air strikes. Several Aid Organizations say they have now lost contact with local staff in gaza. Jeremy hopkins joining us now, the ucef representative in egypt. Jeremy, good morning to you. Are you able to communicate with your colleagues in gaza . We are not. As of last night, we have lost contact with them. Were terribly, terribly concerned about their safety and well being as well as the 1 million children in gaza who are going through these same terrible and terrifying conditions. Explain the implications of not being able to communicate. And what is the last you heard as it relates to the conditions there . Well, we, for example, we know that 1. 4, 1. 5 Million People have been displaced and 600,000 children amongst that group. These people are in urgent need of humanitarian need now. Our staff and the staff of many other organizations are working day and night to try to bring that support to people on the ground in gaza. If they cannot communicate with each other, it just adds a terrible impediment ability to reach the most vulnerable. This is our Principal Concern and of course the security of our staff themselves that we have to keep as a primary concern. I take this opportunity also to call on the parties to protect humanitarian workers who should never, ever be a target in any conflict. We watched the local time overnight, the bombings, the air strikes from the idf across parts of gaza. Weve talked about it this morning from a military perspective, we talked about a geopolitical perspective. But from your perspective, from your angle, when you watch this most intense night yet as its been described, what went through your mind . Well, as a child rights organization, our Principal Concern is children. We know now more than 3,000 Children Sbrn killed, which is shocking, horrifyingly high numbers. And no child should ever be killed in any conflict and every child should be protected. The other part of is how are we going to continue to bring the muchneeded humanitarian lifesaving support to these children and their families. And we will and we are. We are struggling to get precious supplies into gaza across the border. They are coming in too few and too rarely. We have a number of trucks that have crossed and were very pleased with that but we need a sustained humanitarian corridor to reach these children and their families and all the more so after this further intensification of the conflict. I dont know how close you are to the conversations about creating that humanitarian corridor, but where do they stand, if you are . Well, im not close enough. Im not privy to details of the conversation but i know the parties are engaged in the conversation, but its too slow. We need to get that support in right now. Every minute or every hour we are losing lives here. So, the urgency cannot understate the urgency, cannot overstate the urgency of this humanitarian corridor needs to be ramped up very fast if we are to live up to other humanitarian commitments. Fewer than 90 trucks have been allowed in. Ive read that your organization estimates that the bare minimum should be 100 to 200 per day to service the people, the civilians there. One more here, the idf says that the largest hospital in gaza is also a command and control center there for hamas with access to some tunnels. They have not said whether they will attack, but it is notable they pointed this out, that is what they say this hospital is. Palestinians deny it, others who work there deny it. I wonder from your perspective, someone who is calling for the humanitarian corridor, to protect those innocent civilians, children especially, what you make of this claim by the idf that this hospital, this is also a center of operations for hamas . What i can say is that all parties are subject to the same International Laws and attacks on schools and hospitals by any party is a grave child rights violation. Jeremy hopkins there in cairo for us, thank you. Theres a new challenger in the race to unseat President Biden, and this time its coming from within his own party. Why Congressman Dean Phillips says he is taking on the president despite praising bidens recocord. Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips filed to run for New Hampshires democratic primary. Phillips says that this has been a long time coming. Ive been trying to encourage the president to pass the torch. Other Democratic Candidates to enter the stage. Its time for change. I love the president. I voted for his policies. Im a democrat. I support our policies and will continue to do so. With new twists, with new approaches and new visions. The issue right now is not who joe biden is, what we have done collectively, the issue is very singular, america wants change. So phillips left his House Democratic leadership position. And there have been these intraparty frustrations over his calls for a biden alternative. Cnn political analyst and New York Times political reporter Astead Herndon joins me from new york. Astead, good morning to you. Does he appear to really be a threat to President Biden . Reporter well, if were thinking in the traditional electoral sense, his numbers dont make sense. You see that kind of across the board, that number for President Biden does not only been trending high disapproval wise, but youll see people report that they would be interested in other options. But thats in the abstract. Dean phillips is someone who does not have much Name Recognition. When we see specific names added to that general sentiment, usually see biden fare strongly among democrats. It will be a tough road not to mention the logistic challenges because hes getting in so late. He already missed Filing Deadlines in key states. Obviously theres still the questions over the early primary calendar and New Hampshires primary itself is not in compliance with the dnc rules. When you look at the specifics, it doesnt look like a challenge to President Biden in terms of his ability to get the nomination at this point, there are also builtin advantages for phillips has more than 70 million he reported as his personal income in congress, could invest that in that race and make the white house sweat a little. It just seems like the math aint mathing on this one. Yeah. If he is filing to run, why New Hampshire when they will likely have their delegate stripped of them for not following the calendar and President Biden may not be on the ballot there. You want a challenge him in a place where it would count towards something, would you not . Exactly. So thats the reason why many people dont see this as a serious effort. Some of the colleagues claiming this as a vanity run. Theres a narrative importance to New Hampshire. You know, even though President Biden has may not appear on the ballot and these dnc rules have thrown it out of compliance, i dont think thats something that really translated to the majority of the electorate. Theyre not in the it nittygri like that. Dean phillips is banking if he were to win in New Hampshire, at least give him a news moment to get himself out there. But he has larger problems than that. He would have to really raise not only Name Recognition so folks kind of understand who he is but really give a policy reason about why she should be backed. This is just really someone who is saying that the polls dont look good for President Biden, pitching an electability and generational change, but this is someone who has 100 voting record. Its not clear what dean Phillips Version of america would look like versus the one with President Biden. And so, you know, thats the challenge that he has in front of him. I think we should really see this as a kind of someone taking on the mantle of a general sentiment that is in the air which isnt a growing angst among the party. Maybe he doesnt stop biden from getting the nomination but highlights all those concerns among democrats still laden underneath the surface and the white house wont be too happy about that. Lets talk about the republican primary. Several gop candidates including donald trump are expected to attend the Republican Jewish CoalitionLeadership Summit In Vegas this weekend. What should we expect . I think you should republicans to kind of make a pitch about supporting israel and i think that you can see that rhetoric through it, but we had already split lines from the candidates on this front. You know, when we think back to the kind of classic Foreign Policy story that republicans used to say about themselves, think around the george bush, dick cheney time, thats not where this Republican Party is right now. Theres a real split about the interventionist, instinct of some versus the Isolation Instinct of others. You had donald trump really waiver on that question in terms of and also he hasnt been someone who has been consistent and has spouted antisemitic rhetoric himself. There will be an onus for him to speak to that, but across the party, you have a split on the Foreign Policy front that threatens to be even greater. Nikki haley and Governor Ron Desantis are two specific people to watch as donald trump alternatives who really have their most sharp differences when it comes to supporting refugees that might come from gaza or investing in a russia, ukraine conflict and supporting ukraine. Those are huge split. Those are people i will watch for. Astead herndon, thank you so much. Thank you for having me. New this morning, israel confirms its Ground Forces are now inside gaza, entering from the north overnight. The Foreign Minister of neighboring jordan will join us next. And the heart breaking stories of the survivors and the missing. Im d devastated. D. Ththe whole story with ananderson cooooper tomorrrrow. Welcome back. Im jim sciutto in northern israel. Israeli forces are on the ground in gaza now says the idf. That means infinity, armor, Engineering Units. This follows a devastating air campaign yesterday. Yesterday as well, jordan sponsored a resolution before the United Nations calling for an immediate truce in gaza. That resolution nonbinding was adopted. The u. S. Voted against it. Im joined now by the Jordanian Foreign minister from amman. Minister, thank you for taking the time. Thank you, sir. You said prior to these Ground Operations today that an Israeli Ground offensive there would be a human catastrophe. Now that Ground Operations have begun, i wonder what your reaction . Thank you, jim. I said after the operation started last night, i saw it playing out on your screen, that this is just going to bring a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. We all stand by that because we know as, in your words, the devastating air campaign yesterday, ground wars just going to make it impossible, number of deaths, the number of casualties, its just going to sink us deeper into this abyss. And then what . Another war to be added to the many wars we had in the region . That saved no one. Our position, sir, is we need to stop this war. We need to go back to a peace path that will save palestinian, israeli and other lives. When you have expressed that position both in public and privately to u. S. Diplomats, have they listened to your operation to this Military Campaign . Whats been their response . Look, were in Constant Contact with the u. S. , as you know. Were allies and were friends and were in continuous discussion. They have their views. We have our views. I think by the end of the day, we all want the same thing. We want peace. We want an end of death and end of suffering and end of killing. How we get there is something we are discussing. Our position is very clear, this war will not get us there. Jim, imagine dehumanization coming out of this misery we see unfolding in gaza. That is not going to bring peace or security to the israelis or to the palestinians or to any of us in the region. So i think on the broader objective, i think people will have to be insane not to support what were saying, which is lets go for peace. Lets save lives. More killing is not going to help anybody. And this is a conversation that were having with all our friends and partners in the region and beyond. And this is where i hope all our efforts will converge. Jordan, of course, yourself included, quickly condemned the October 7th Hamas attacks on israel. And jordan itself has been the victim of horrible Terror Attacks by isis and other group. I wonder what would you see as an acceptable Military Response from israel to the October 7th Attacks . Sir, we condemn obviously the killing of israeli civilians on october 7. We condemn the killing of palestinian innocence since then. We see that we should not be squeezed between two pains. We realize the pain that is there, but if we continue to operate within this space, were just going to cause more pain for more people. How many lives are going to have to die before we say this is not the path that we need to do . Those that are low lost on both sides are lost. Theres nothing we can do to bring them back. We can save lives. We can stop others from being killed. This is our message, every life matters. We dont see that this war is going to bring security to anything. Its not going to, as i said, bring back those who are gone. Our focus should be, we should allow sanity back and say how do we all Work Together to stop this tragedy from happening ever again to save palestinian lives, israeli lives and again, if i may invoke what is done on the Cairo Summit Last week, our muslim values, 1,000 years, soldiers were told do not kill a child. Do not kill a woman. Do not kill the elderly or do not even cut a tree. That is our call to everybody. And we believe that going in that direction, recognizing the humanity, refusing this perpetual hell thats being brought on gaza, that is the path we want so that we all come back and say how do we make sure that this never happens again. How do we make sure that no palestinians no, israelis suffer again. President biden when he addressed the nation and the world following these attacks, in addition to condemning the October 7th Attacks and expressing support for israel and its right to self defense, he also, like you, said there needs to be a broader discussion about a longerterm solution here, including a twostate solution to the israel problem, the israel palestine problem. And i wonder, do you consider that a credible pledge from the u. S. President . The u. S. President has many, many times before spoke of the need to end this conflict in a peaceful agreement. We believe that this is tragic what were seeing now, again, we cannot continue down this path. At some point the guns will have to go silent. The question is, how many innocent palestinian lives will have to fall until we get to that point . How many israeli innocent lives will have to fall . But we have to get to that. Once we get there, the u. S. Leadership is key to all our efforts to bring about a peaceful solution, whose only path is the twostate solution as the king said. Peace and two states between the river jordan and the sea. Can that is that goal achievable with hamas still in power in gaza . As part of that solution, does hamas need to go as well . Sir, what the Palestinian People want, majority of what the Palestinian People want, majority of what the israeli people want is peace. To live without having to wake up every morning to the fear of having their kids lost to a bullet or to any other of the abominable violence that we see. That Hope Of Freedom For Palestinians and again putting things in context is not in any way justifying the killing of the innocent, let me make that clear. It seems now that anybod this language is being dehumanized somehow. What im trying to say, Palestinian People, israeli people want to live in peace. They are human beings like all of us. We need to convince people that what is standing between them and that future of peace and dignity is violence, is the war that were seeing played out. So i believe that is whats missing here and thats what were trying to say. An idea can only be fought by an idea. Violence as means to achieving objectives is not viable. We all know that. We have to convince palestinians of that. Foreign minister safadi, thank you so much for taking the time this morning. Thank you. Impassioned plea there for a truce in gaza. Victor and amara, back to you. Jim, thanks. Thank you for joining us this morning. Smerconish is up next. Well see you back here at 10 00 a. M. Eastern