Some time ago. You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have said it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the war becomes the end and not the means in order to achieve a better political goal. So the answer is yes and no. Isnt the strategic sort of aim to destroy hamas as a Fighting Force and to completely eliminate it as a governing force in gaza, isnt that a clear political strategic ambition . No, absolutely not. It is a military goal, it is not a political goal. We have to understand that when we discuss the whole concept of war, the idea is to create a better political reality. The battlefield or the military forces a
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you are in the cnn newsroom. i m alex marquardt in washington. my colleague, kaitlan collins, is in tel aviv. jim acosta is off tonight. thank you very much for being with us. we do begin with breaking news in what is now the third day of a temporary pause in the fighting between israel and hamas. hamas saying tonight that it does want to extend this temporary cease-fire into a beyond the original four-day deal. sources telling us that israel s war cabinet is discussing that possibility. today was yet another emotional day for families in israel. a third group of 17 hostages who were held inside gaza since early october were finally freed. these are the 13 israeli women and children released by hamas. they range in age from 4 to 84. and for the first time in this temporary truce, an american is also among the freed hostages. 4-year-old abigail idan. you see her right there. her family celebrating, saying, coy quote, there are no words to express our relief. w i want to ha
because of the loss of roe v. wade. i would be incapable of doing this job if i were not glass half full. i am hopeful. yes, it is definitely disheartening to think that so much of the population does not think we will ever have a woman president. i will be looking forward to the day when they have to say that they were wrong. me as well, danielle campoamor. we have a lot more coming up. our second hour starts right now. our second hour starts right now. hi everybody, i m yasmin again. if you are just joining us, thank you for sticking with us. we are thankful for that. we are following breaking news from israel. the idf is releasing new video which it claims shows hamas has been using al-shifa hospital as a command center to carry out attacks. we re going to have a live report in just a moment. we are also tracking the latest on a potential hostage deal in israel. officials are stressing the fragile state of the proposal. some of the outstanding areas of disagreement a
survivors sifting through the rubble in a devastated gaza strip where internet and power cut off by israel friday night has now been partially restored after pressure from the white house. president biden also pressing prime minister netanyahu to safeguard americans trying to get out and allow substantially more humanitarian aid into gaza including fuel that israel warns would end up in the hands of hamas. the reason those trucks are moving is because of president biden s leadership. that flow of trucks needs to increase and increase substantially so that there is enough food, water, and medicine to get to innocent people in gaza who are badly in need of it. and as the fighting rages on, there are growing concerns for the safety of hundreds of hostages. some of them american. held by hamas for more than three weeks. e weeks. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington as israeli forces advance a war effort they say will be long and difficult with infantry, tanks