wanting what blinken can t give, either, parody with u.s. support saying our people will not accept a continuation of the occupation forever. blinken offering a small bump in aid, help with a legacy phone network and a warning for israelis and palestinians not to threaten the possibility of a two-state solution. we oppose any action by either side that makes that goal more difficult to achieve, more distant and we ve been clear this includes things like settlement expansion and of course, incitement to violence. reporter: stronger words than many expected but here actions speak loudest. the fact is israel has this story, the two state solution. israel is making sure there is no viable sovereign palestinian statement expanding settlements, stealing more land. reporter: for the young, blinken s dip lomacy a double whammy. no faith in the leadership and no hope blinken can deliver. our leadership is incapable of delivering what we want the 18-year-old tells us. i don t s
This is gps, the Global Public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world. I am Fareed Zakaria coming to you live from new york. Today on the program, tensions and deaths mount in the middle east as the world watches and awaits israels expected Ground Invasion of gaza. Ill talk to former Prime Minister ehud barack who is also one of israels most decorated soldiers. Well talk about fighting hamas, a potential Ground Invasion and whether a divided israel has been united by war. Then retired general David Petraeus led the american militarys fight against insurgents in iraq, afghanistan and more. What lessons from those wars should israel take into its war on hamas. Ill ask petraeus and his coauthor on a new book, Andrew Roberts. But first, heres my take. The crisis in the middle east has revealed an important reality about the world. While american influence may not be what it once was, it is still true that no other country can replace the u. S. As the pivota
Hello again, everyone. Im Fredericka Witfield In Atlanta alongside wolf blitzer in washington. Were continuing with our special coverage of the events unfolding today on the ground in israel and gaza. The rafah Border Crossing between gaza and egypt was opened briefly this morning. 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid were permitted to cross into gauze. Water, fuel and food are all running desperately low there. The United Nations is warning gazas th gazas hospitals are on the brink of collapse. The death toll there now standing at more than 4300 people according to the Palestinian Ministry of health. Meantime, Tens Of Thousands of israeli troops continue to amass along the gaza border. Today the Israeli Defense forces updating the number of hostages held by hamas in gaza to 210 people. Two american hostages, a mother and her teenage daughter are free now following their surprise release yesterday. They were visiting family at a kibbutz close to gaza when they were taken hostage by hama
People elected joe biden president. Or, you know, they can all elect Hakeem Jeffries to be speaker of the house, he got 216 votes there. Claire mccaskill, thank you as always for your wisdom and thoughts tonight. I appreciate it, my friend. You bet, alex. That is our show for tonight, now its time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening,. Lawrence. Good evening, alex. I think Hakeem Jeffries may be on his way for setting the record for getting the most votes for speaker, more than anyone else who hasnt been elected speaker. Its unbelievable to see those vote totals when Hakeem Jeffries is the leader on the board. Shocking. Its a sign of the times, lawrence. Well see what the board says tomorrow. Thanks, alex. Have a good show. Thank you. Air force one was wheels up at Andrews Air Force base at 5 52 pm. President biden is now four hours into the ten hour flight to israel, where Air Force One is expected to land about about 11 am local time in israel. A little over an hour
The explosion on a failed Rocket Launch by Islamic Jihad. The hospital filled with patients and civilians seeking shelter. Just moments ago, President Biden leaving the white house for his high stakes trip to the region, speaking about the horror at this hospital. One key part of the trip, we have just learned, has been canceled. Martha raddatz live in tel aviv. She has late reporting for us. Also tonight, the hostages. Hamas now claiming to be holding up to 250 hostages, releasing that video of a 21yearold Woman Held Captive. Tonight, you will hear from her family. And the parents originally from chicago who showed me the last known Text Messages from their son, their new message. And tonight, is hamas considering releasing some of the hostages . Matt gutman reporting from israel. On capitol hill tonight, jim jordan does not get the votes for house speaker. The Behind The Scenes Wrangling at this hour. Jordan hoping to get more support. When is the next vote . And is there a chance he