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Monetary aid supplies build up the egypt border with gaza. President s dissipation of an expensive homecoming disease. Wells bombardments intensifies and middle looming ground offensive the very well and well can see it from the russian capital this friday evening. My name is peter scott and thank you for choosing in be joining us from outside the top story. Funerals have been held in gaza city for the 16 reports of victims of news really strikes. This is an ancient Greek Orthodox church in the policy and you enclave. On thursday. Apollo science says the dozens of civilians also included the inside of somebodys story made chops under the rubble. Is there any minute she has admitted to the judge was formed by one of his jets for by mistake, as it is now, reviewing the deadly incidents is what one is. The volume is up to say, come on and the like nice. Theyve been showing everything even churches in most of our house was built in. So we relocated to the judge, but they showed us that as you can see, the church was packed with people and it was sheldon, the building came down right on my head that were more than 400 people in the church. The deputy mouse is due to the building being diminished over their heads. The Greek Orthodox. Hey chuck, its all teresa lynn has called the bombing of the church. A war crime. Besides houses, the oldest chapel in garza and one of the oldest in the world is what the survival via taught told us. We took shelter in the Central Affairs at december 1st church here. This is a 1700 years old, the chairs. We thought the dismissal save without any warning yesterday nights. They just boom, this building inside the church and its affecting the building, decided there were 19 people here. Now there are 19 christians, but the thing is that i, i wouldnt talk about how we found the buddies, the, the, how they looked like. Because this isnt saying nobody can imagine what we have seen. We spend the whole night trying to get people from inside. Life might. I know the of my friends, my, my like my brother in law is, is below the ground currently. Like we can believe that this isnt happening. My message to the word is that everyone should know whats happened to you yesterday. Everyone in the world to see the pictures and to see the numbers and should know whats happened here in gaza. That means one thing that regardless of your religion, regardless of your involvement in any political actions, everyone is targeted. This note and awards can, can, can explain what is happening here. As you can see, the firefighters trying to help people are still on the a lot of the people on the people, on the, the ruffle, on who got injured and who died inside this church are from the christian community. And of course, they dont have, the firefighters says that they dont have the tools that help them have them to uh, take, lose these injuries are still on the roku with a safety condition. If they dont have a to be doing to make it easy to destroy the place and who was injured in on the roku, he will die a 100 percent. And as i told you, the crushing community delivering a message to the International Community that this worship stop this, were attracting everybody and goes from the doctor restrictions and the talk to, you know, some doctors most effective churches. And they also before 2 days from now, the tax and what the hospital comes to charlotte as well as the humanitarian crisis, inc. Garza deepens the you in special rapids, the on the occupied palestinian territories as well on that as well. Could pick a missing genocide under the pretext of self defense, the situation in the occupied palestinian territory and israel has reached fever pitch. Israel has already carried out mess ethnic cleansing of palestinians under the fog of war. Again, in the name of self defense, israel is seeking to justify what would amount to ethnic cleansing. The idea of continues to launch strikes on garza more and more buildings have been reduced to rubble recent drone photos. It shows the whites but devastation of their bodies of air strikes on the bridge refuge account resulting and dozens of casualties of several large residential buildings has also been obliterated in the southern garza district of alessandra, but said from the same shows to be strewn across the ground amid the rubble, is there any minute you as revolt had reportedly a letter to local residents to evacuate ahead of the strikes . Meanwhile, over in egypt, dozens of troops coming, humanitarian aid have arrived at the rough of border crossing, ready to enter gaza. Gerardo says the crossing has been temporarily rented enough for a boat by is very strikes. Youre a security, a 2nd to general and so in a good terrace is also the. What does that help with the transfer of much needed essentials to the policy and safe . Behind these walls, we have a 1000000 people that is suffering in our mosley that says, no water, us, no foods, no magazine, no for these must be a sustained effort. We are not looking for the one divide to come. We are looking for a low voice. Do we authorize the meaningful number of products to go every day into gaza . To provide enough support to because the people are one residence of rough. I told us that the International Community is failing to help the palestinians who he says a been ethnically cleansed by israel as well. The situation of the drought is completely horrendous. So people who are not dying from their its like a married dying from starvation. Do hydration, if you look at the history that highlight ceiling for the a lesson looking for the actual comp policy go back to the land which is not true. I my family, my grandparents. Busy when it goes away to place some very cheese and what is now called is radio. I dont know exactly the bicycle. The College Students struggle depression that has been going on for the case is not read. Those sites basically cleansing, pallets in violated only the whole very can see fire. We hope there isnt you solution. We hope that some area 8 something. So it says only i dont see that coming as the United States is getting israel between like continued committing to genocide. Dispensing procedures that can get the same and very disappointed buddies. The national community, 5 um dining applied. I ended this year and steven and the lady is not award again, and it is a systematic genocide o act again, if the policy in any meanwhile tensions all flooring up in the west by city of ramallah palestinians have been protesting against the continued is really a tax on that surgery, theyre also questing the effects in us, all the response of their own thoughts is to tell of these actions. Those protesting say they stand in for the freedoms and basic rights. Or demands is to make goods a free 1st. And due to the human rights, i read the book it right here. Were here to resist one of the soldiers here. They keep bombing garza and killing our people. And garza and our people and guys have no one with them who support them. They only have god by their side. Afraid to go the gals that people are liberated, the west bank phase on fire again for the 2nd week in the roll off to friday prayer, which is the most important in as long periods of losing protest. Her lead toward these really check points. These really meet with 3 bases to demonstrate against what they call and is really aggression. Again, dog again, siren swords, military operation in the gaza strip against him on the altar, protesting against these rarely strikes and forms. And also they are here to show their support in solidarity with people in gaza. I want to explain to you where i am right now. This is the outskirts of ramallah. So it sounds like a c, t and kind of like commercial a capital. This is a gas station where you can see some people like some youngsters a high day from time to time, they take out to the street and throw stones and sometimes molotov cocktails towards these rarely soldiers. I hope you can see them over there on the hill. This is where the really military base is situated. They. You also see a black smoke edit from tires that have been burned here earlier. I am from time to time, the army responds with tier gads and at least twice they were shots by rubber boots. We know that because immediately after every we see im coming to the scene of painting those injured and we hear that at least 5 people have been injured here already. And by the nature of the injuries, we tend to judge of that it was rather a bullet use and also live on the nation. That is used very often. Not a lot of people here. And the reason, the reason for that before coming here to confront these really forces crowds have been gathering all across the a c t on the square, up in front of the malls. And they, they were planning to march towards here, but they was only seen in police on the ground, arresting some of the demons tracers and preventing them from marching. And this is another reason why people take to the streets. They say that the tele, Senior Leadership is not doing enough in this situation to show that they are against is really military operation. And by a rough thing, palestinian protests was here in the west bank. They actually play for these really side. They call them craters, and this is also the slogan that we can often hear hear about as you can see now, like guys a hiding here at the gas station. But at any moment, right, like right now, i mean, theyre ready to go towards the soldiers waving tallies teen and flog. Hes taking the tire and bringing it to him to the fire. So basically this is the situation here right now earlier on friday, central parts of the country and of course, southern communities folder. And guys have been targeted by have mass rocket spire. Its from a guy as. 8 we hear that a evan to jerusalem, the hell is say to not only for dues presents, but promotions as well has been targeted. They were so many perceptions in the suburbs of jerusalem. Also there is another kind of tension rising among re lease people offers, trained to do with the how the government is right now dealing with a hostage situation. And they have been protests in the city of tel aviv and hes more reports about hostages. We know that at least 200 people are right now held by him. I was in the guise of treatment. Nope. On these railroads. Lets take a look at my reports. At least 200 people are being held hostage by her mouse in gaza. And the question, many, no honest is when is it going to be returned home . And if yes, allies all dead taught how to do is calls herself a him us mission to attacks the viper in 2010. She was assaulted by 2 arabs, one of whom was proven to be linked to the miltons group. A friend of hers was murdered in front of her eyes. And i full to my side, you know, tied up. And hes leaning on my side and hes pounding me with this, michelle, he and i can hear my bones broke. And every time he tugs, he has to tug the knife out because it gets stuck in bone and then its again and again and nice is going through flush and to meet us. Why . While hes still stopping me. I watched the other hack up, christine lucon in front of my eyes. Thats all play dead and survive it. She believes its better to be killed then taken hostage by him as her father said to me something ill never forget. And he just as i pray my daughter is dead rather than be held in gaza. And that is the most i, the shots are in sing for a parent to say that you hope your child is dead and powerless of these hostages the on such and see of a little the knowing that children the go in through. You know, we want to find the buttons but, but back to death, them fall into the hands of how much the minute experts see things differently. Professor asset capture is one of the authors of the idea of assets code and was part of these rarely permission to set standards for negotiations with the enemy. In case of objection, the command was established at the time of one of the loudest cases of an idea of soldier. Glad shelley being held hostage in guys for more than 5 years. He was eventually released, exchanged for 1027 palestinian prisoners. Today also is rather optimistic about the outcome they, we keep them alive very carefully because that because the good, because this is of their interest for the living was going to get much more than 4 bodies. Theyre not insane. Theyre just the more of a statement is by how much echo as assessment thats known at the us and we deal with the prisoners in accordance with addiction. So while religion and we cancel them in accordance with what is required memorial and human duty that h, what we eat and drink what we drink. And today they leave in the same conditions as the general population of prisoners who have it just stays real open. This as a doesnt, its negotiate with the terrorist. This is how israel has always seemed to have mass. Miltons group ruling. Gaza says it is a political statement, but talks or how does the magic game. But the practical game is different. The 3rd parties, which is germany or it just talk a star, are going to talk both with a home us and heres ro and solve the problem. It also has no doubts that hostages will be returned home life. If only there is enough, will from both sides. Well, how mazda is certainly interested. These really Political Leadership seems to be divided to extreme nationalists, big draw and the adults are leg just parties that waiting to sacrifice citizens, if hes ready for their dreams, whether the government can do it is a good question because those parties, government, the government, i mean theres no government without them. So they could accept pressures of the government. I mean, definitely. Full time minister antonia hold a hostage. Situation mites revised personal memories. In 1976, his older brother was killed while the rescuing captives add on to the airport and it down to the events. The Prime Minister repeatedly said shaved his future life. But there are other forces in the country. And member res rose influential far, right. The blog of the ruling call lation, finance minister smotts rage has been quoted by various is rarely media as making a controversial statement. Do you are in a Cabinet Meeting . We have to be cool. Now. Not to think too much about the hostages and guys, its time for x, but this time its not only up to a 0 to decide theyre all foreign nationals, them on the hostages, from around stuff to countries, which seem to have clearly sets the priorities. Were doing everything we can to secure the release of the hostages working closely with our as really partners. I live in tennessee from it, so expensive. And were also working intensively with ease real regarding the epic tease and the missing persons and trying to determine exactly how many people are involved and what we can do to help them and get back to freedom because they have now been abducted misunderstanding to at this point has been confirmed, the one russian citizen who is also in is rarely passport holder, is among hamas as hostages. There might be more, but we dont know about them. We get this information from is real. The families of 4 and hostages held in gaza. Call on their governments to do their best to secure the release of their loved ones. That the biggest pressure is at home. And hes around people are angry that the government failed to prevent the tragedy from happening and offers trade. So thats how it is currently regarding the plight of the hostages. This is the families of those kidnaps 2 guys. Started as a sold 3 p kids, 10 grew faster, a big protest. People come here, 247. And while these really leadership makes promises to come, the public, the negotiator is trying to find a way forward when beyond forces gets ready for a ground operation. These people have no other thing to do. But to come here to show how badly they one say, the loved ones, back home, safe and sound. Resolution to on see from telling me. Lets cross live now to michael miller. If hes a former pentagon Senior Security policy. Unless michael, great to help you with those, im a Ground Invasion appears to be. I was just days away in gaza. What political and military calculations do you think that these really governments and military all waiting golf at the moment before they go in . So i think peter, thanks for having me on. I think there are a number of considerations here. Number one and data is the hostages. I think the strategy on the part of home us appears to be just a drip, drip, drip type of approach in order to delay if not put off the expected invasion in, in one sense. And theyll, theyll probably do that with foreign hostages, rather than this re hostages. Since israel is, is probably more concerned about their, their own people, even though they, they will, they dont want anything to happen to the other house. It just is your report according south, or there are foreigners from quite a number of countries. So in the larger picture, i think one of the other reasons for a potential delay might be the opening of a potential to 3 from or were already seeing an increasing activity in syria, in addition to level and hows the laws are lead declared that they will march and they will march state and she rockets and in fact they will uh, open up uh open up at the front uh in uh in the southern level, non against against the northern israel. So there are a lot of considerations. The question is, does the israel have the capability to fly the threads from or up to 3 for indeed, and that brings dont nice to someone. So my next question which im gonna be sending to 2 guys are given how densely populated the entire 3 is. The Extensive Network of some of the home office build the what do you expect it to be a protracted ability . Well, for both sides it certainly sounds like a complex environment its. Its a fight to conflict. Oh yeah, the titles, as ive seen and let them know can be multi where theyre not just one and that can be very deep. And i think uh they know the, its really capability military capability to, to bomb with bunk about bunker bus busters. And they, they will, and im sure that they have accounted for that and it wont be one layer. It might be multiple layers, 567 stairs under the ground. And then the whole, the whole gas, it probably is catacombs with tunnels by now. And so it would be, it would be extensive be, think ill need all the surface is going to be bad and it will be house. The house urban warfare is one of the worst. But when it comes to, then having to deal with these tunnels is going to be monumental armed us. Im not sure that uh that israel has the bunker busters um. I think they, i know theyve asked for whether they got they might have them at a certain level but not at a much deeper level. And i say how much in time, over time like the like the radius probably accommodated to deal with the capabilities of the bunker. But they read to they know what their capabilities are willing lights of, of what youve just said. How realistic do you think Benjamin Netanyahu stated goal of defeating thomas both politically and militarily . Is given the fact that its not just a minutes in group. After all, its also an ideology to simpler resistance. So many palestinians, do you think youd be able to defeat them . As i think hes a determined politic militarily. I think its going to be extraordinary challenge, especially if its more than one front. As i said earlier, politically, i think he has no choice. His right wing will is pushy for this is that one minister said hector the hostages. Lets go. Yeah, thats the mentality. Thats very dangerous. That gets, that leads to wor oh out more and well certainly bring in the open up the other front. Um, he wants to be a little more measured. Hes under extraordinary political pressure from the outside. So hes, hes caught between the rock and hard place, but then yeah, and we also knows, inevitably hes going to have to go with the ministers because they dont like what hes doing. Theyre going to pay off from is called coalition government. And the, you know, longer as a government, and then hes exposed politically and personally because he was thatd be eligible for further prosecution under of standing the charges against him in the legal system. Fairies m e m e n. Even before the us attack, almost at one thing that in the attack, and that was the temporarily unify israels Political Base for the moment. But its very, very uh, the cop uh, tepid. And i think that uh, these ministers are just out of control themselves. I think that if they want to, theyll walk and there goes his government. So hes really caught in the rocking hard place indeed. And his real center to see, make a stream the united at the moment in the wake of those atrocities that were committed almost 2 weeks ago. Not, not just again, hypothetically, i know its, its often amongst game and talking about hypothetical scenarios, but say as well with defeats thomass a brand new mind is a subsidy tables to set the links with the territory. What do you think the future would hold for gaza . In that case, what, how much rise again, given the difficulty of defeating them completely . Do you think fox are, would take over . Weve already seen in a number of countries. What happens when you leave a power vacuum as well . You know, in a Perfect World it would create a power vacuum. There would be, i think, uh, a tendency to re establish because it depends upon what conditions the palestinian people, not all palestinians are thomas. And, but what im hearing over here in our Mainstream Media that equates the 2. And thats not right. And thats why people people see it. Yeah. It talk, hama, and, and palestinians. All of that in the same uh, voice. And thats not, thats not the case. You have and you have many, many in a sense there. So it depends on how palestinians are going to be dealt with. Will this bring about they, they call the one that the other when the government and i tend to doubt it. But what, what really come reconsider a 2 state solution. Im not hearing that, but youre hearing that from the outside. But what these, what this is demonstrated is another factor that the 2 state solution realistically may not work because of the close proximity. And the capabilities at home us as showing as well as a hospital and you know, they could exchange weapons all the time. And you in to have the p i, j, you got kind of a study and as long as you had you have this as well. As thomas, and it isnt just and theyre not one theyre, theyre one now on attacking. But, you know, one can pick up from the other end. And this to go on. And unless, unless theres some fundamental changes in recognition of california, right . So there has to be a political solution right now, were not there. Do the if a green prediction, the michael and finally there were questions about israel is the proportionality of israels response. In the early days of this conflicts and with a number of leaders supporting isabels right to defend itself, what now hes starting to hit coals on as well, to act within the bounds of international law. Im some would argue this is real killing of thousands of palestinians in gauze and this and people have killed. We have to do the riffing. Um, a Church Church mistake today, whether that side mistakenly they hits the Greek Orthodox church are only 7 suited to contribute to extreme is abundant cause of homicide in the 1st place. Whats your take on that . Do you think this is just perpetuates in the cycle of violence . Of course it goes without saying weve seen that time and time again from all the very recent conflicts, whether its here ukraine, m, m, m, and elsewhere. Oh, again, were not learning the lessons from the past and were condemned to re live. We saw that the reaction was a us action in iraq that help create isis and isis now is its own self perpetuating uh, monster and threat. You know, it also led to the United States illegally go back into syria. Now its under fire. I mean this, this whole region couldnt get, becoming increasingly inflamed. And were also seeing a, an increase reaction within iraq itself, where there is a hole in the way of iraq by a rocky authorities toward americans. And as a consequence, its, its allowing the influence of, of israel to come to be much more up in a more dominant in, in the Decision Making in those countries. So these, these actions, these, these violent actions have consequences that, and we saw, we saw when we, when the United States as early 7 in the seventys, late seventies and early eighties, uh, went back back the merge of the, the, against russia. It helped create the data internally, all tighter. Mm hm. And its been going on that growth has been going on ever since. And so this has been power them increasing nightmare that weve had to deal with. And, and it, and it has transcended the whole notion of big words that were, that were seeing like, what is now going on and ukraine. Now were going to be seeing this kind of active actions in the future. How do you, how do you stop that . How do you bring that back into uh, to, to have a, have a respect for National Institutions and the rules by which people can live. And just, its because of the dominance of the control that we, that we see. Lets say in israel, by the, by their far right wing elements, they have prompted all this, the, the acts we, fig. Were looking at the immediate situation now, and thats what were reacting to. But we forget what let us do this. And thats what we intend to forget, and thats what we have 6 different perspectives. And we have to correct those basic problems in order to try and put things on a different track. And right now hes doing that. Me like that from the past. I apologize. Okay, whats your guess Michael Brewton has called for the quad to get together and try to resolve this. Because right now we have no we have no adult leadership in the world right now. And that quad would be in the United States and russia working together. The you as well as the you were all coming together and i and i