Says they have now recovered 1200 bodies, the Health Ministry in gaza says 1000 palestinians have been killed so far. Among the missing 17 americans, 22 others were killed. The Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken is tonight on his way to the middle east. He will discuss tomorrow a plan to evacuate us and Palestinian Civilians from the gaza strip through egypt, before any Ground Offensive begins. We will bring you the latest from the region. With us tonight on our panel the democratic strategist marie anne marsh, and the Labour Strategist and former adviser to tony blair, john mctiernan. Good evening. Im going to show you live pictures before we begin this hour. Coming from tel aviv. I think this is the Opposition Leader who is now part of the war cabinet thats been formed today. A unity government in place now in tel aviv. Weve just seen in the last few minutes the Defence Minister talking for that what you are seeing is israel is coming together to talk with one voice about the operation now under way in gaza. We will keep our eye on that. Not much to report at the moment but Prime MinisterNetanyahu Assaying the people are united, with put aside our differences and i think thats pretty much the theme we will hear through the evening. Thats pretty much the theme we will hear through the evening. So, for the fifth day running, and from the direction of sderot, in the south, the Israeli Defence force has pounded every conceivable hamas target, in readiness for a Ground Invasion that is surely coming against the group which is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by many countries including the us, uk and egypt. 0vernight, 200 targets were hit. The Health Ministry in gaza says more than a thousand people have been killed. And now, undersiege, gaza is running out of fuel. Today the power station closed, which limits the ability to pump clean water. The hospitals for now are running on generators and the two and half million palestinians in the strip, know that very soon, unless a corridor is opened, the biggest concern will be food. Lets go straight to the panel the democratic strategist marie anne marsh, and the Labour Strategist and former adviser to tony blair, john mctiernan. What do you think will be uppermost in his mind when he lives in tel aviv tomorrow . I in his mind when he lives in tel aviv tomorrow . Aviv tomorrow . I think you telegraphed aviv tomorrow . I think you telegraphed what aviv tomorrow . I think you telegraphed what it aviv tomorrow . I think you telegraphed what it is, aviv tomorrow . I think you telegraphed what it is, go l aviv tomorrow . I think you telegraphed what it is, go back yesterday to President Biden speech where he talked about the fact that israel has to protect itself and the reaction should be swift and certain. However, democracies are strongest when they obey the rule of law. He wants to make sure that israel is in the taste does not go in and attack in a way that makes a hostages collateral damage. Haste. There are a lot of different people from a lot of Different Countries and innocent citizens from palestine. Antony blinken his goal is to get a safe passage for the hostages and others who want to leave. He doubled down on what biden said yesterday on the tarmac as he departed for israel. I think thats the real point here, that is hisjob number one. Get the hostages out, get the american hostages out in say passages to everyone who wants to get out. Its passages to everyone who wants to net out. � ,. 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Obviously we like everybody else won every american, everybody else won every american, every hostage to be released and come home. Iassure every hostage to be released and come home. I assure you, is notjust israel against hamas now, the world is coming to israel. The uss gerald ford is on its way, others around the way, zelensky has asked to come and visit israel. Everybody is coming to israel side. There are some difficult days ahead, no question about it. But the wrath that will befall anyone who chooses to take advantage of the situation or to make it worse either in the way you describe your other will feel the wrath of the world. Weve seen extraordinary feel the wrath of the world. Weve seen extraordinary pictures feel the wrath of the world. Weve seen extraordinary pictures today | feel the wrath of the world. Weve i seen extraordinary pictures today of the Foreign Secretary Running for a bomb shelter, more rockets coming over the border. There doesnt appear to be over the border. There doesnt appearto be an over the border. There doesnt appear to be an inclination on the part of hamas to stop firing these rockets. And they clearly have a very big arsenal. This is not to be quick, is it . Very big arsenal. This is not to be quick. Is it . Quick, is it . No, i dont think so. The intention quick, is it . No, i dont think so. The intention of quick, is it . No, i dont think so. The intention of terrorist quick, is it . No, i dont think so. The intention of Terrorist Groups | quick, is it . No, i dont think so. L the intention of Terrorist Groups is to cause the intention of Terrorist Groups is to cause terror. They will be using all the to cause terror. They will be using all the weapons they have at their disposal all the weapons they have at their disposal to buyer as they been doing lodax disposal to buyer as they been doing lodax ll disposal to buyer as they been doing today. It doesnt look as though theres today. It doesnt look as though theres been a lot of planning behind theres been a lot of planning behind us, therefore the stockpiling as part behind us, therefore the stockpiling as part of behind us, therefore the stockpiling as part of that. I think as we been discussing. As part of that. I think as we been discussing, what in the sense hamas wants discussing, what in the sense hamas wants is discussing, what in the sense hamas wants is theyve got such disregard for human wants is theyve got such disregard for human life that they kind of want for human life that they kind of want to for human life that they kind of want to provoke more violence. They want to provoke more violence. They want a want to provoke more violence. They want a more want to provoke more violence. They want a more violent reaction. They dont want a more violent reaction. They dont really want a more violent reaction. They dont really want to provide safe passage dont really want to provide safe passage. Yet, that is the thing we want passage. Yet, that is the thing we want the passage. Yet, that is the thing we want the Secretary Of State to be working want the Secretary Of State to be working for. It is absolutely right to say working for. It is absolutely right to say the working for. It is absolutely right to say the world is united. There is no expression of support for hamas among no expression of support for hamas among any no expression of support for hamas among any nation in the world. This needs among any nation in the world. This needs to, among any nation in the world. This needs to, if among any nation in the world. This needs to, if possible be brought to the fastest and that it can be. Fastest the fastest and that it can be. Fastest and the fastest and that it can be. Fastest end. It doesnt look like its coming to a rapid end. An increasing its coming to a rapid end. An increasing cycle of violence, which is the increasing cycle of violence, which is the hardest thing to do because in the is the hardest thing to do because in the end is the hardest thing to do because in the end the solution to this is not going in the end the solution to this is not going to be through war, its market not going to be through war, its market to not going to be through war, its market to be through occupation, the Solution Market to be through occupation, the solution to market to be through occupation, the solution to this is got to be some kind of solution to this is got to be some kind of removing hamas and replacing hamas kind of removing hamas and replacing hamas or kind of removing hamas and replacing hamas or replacing the government of gaza with hamas or replacing the government of gaza with something that can allow the restoration of the basic communities and also the basic Building Communities and also the basic Building Blocks of people being able to live Building Blocks of people being able to live in Building Blocks of people being able to live in gaza or israel side by side. To live in gaza or israel sidebyside. To live in gaza or israel sidebyside. To live in gaza or israel sideb side. , sidebyside. Let me redo some lines cominu sidebyside. Let me redo some lines coming through sidebyside. Let me redo some lines coming through tel sidebyside. Let me redo some lines coming through tel aviv sidebyside. Let me redo some lines coming through tel aviv tonight. Sidebyside. Let me redo some lines coming through tel aviv tonight. The | coming through tel aviv tonight. The israeli unity government is Standing Shoulder to shoulder the israeli Prime Minister benjamin yet yahoo has said every hamas member is a dead man that benjamin netanyahu. Similarfrom cabinet member, this entire piece in time for war. Now is a time for war. Im sure western allies are not the place any restraint on the Israeli Government when they are in talks with them over the next few days. Ijust wonder if the pressure will mount to open this humanitarian corridor so at least those who are not part of hamas, there are two and half Million People in gaza, we shouldnt forget that and not everybody is a hamas member, getting those people out, getting medical supplies in seems to be a priority right now for washington because this is coming out of the white house. This seems to be what they want. Out of the white house. This seems to be what they want. Restraint, no, ressure, to be what they want. Restraint, no, pressure. Yes to be what they want. Restraint, no, pressure. Yes i to be what they want. Restraint, no, pressure, yes. Ithink to be what they want. Restraint, no, pressure, yes. I think that to be what they want. Restraint, no, pressure, yes. I think that pressure l pressure, yes. I think that pressure started long before today. Some reports and if you read between the lines it appears that netanyahu wanted to go in quickly with force to show strength and not the weakness they felt during these last few days. I think hes been counseled by many against that and to make it a more surgical, strategic strike. But first and foremost to try and get innocent civilians out of there, including hostages because thats exactly what hamas did to israel and others. They killed, slaughtered, maimed and harmed innocent civilians and we need you as a democracy shows that we abide by the rule of law. That were better, we dont resort to the actions of others like hamas in the situation. It is hardly perfect and it is a true, challenging, challenging decision to make. But you have to pursue that in an effort to not only win but hold up what a democracy looks like to the rest of the world and especially hamas in palestine. Yes, my peerless is right, hamas has no repairing of life whatsoever. And believe when they die they are going to a better place. That is on them. What you dont want to do is fall into the trap of what your enemy wants you to do and act in a way that looks in awful lot what they do. If do and act in a way that looks in awful lot what they do. Awful lot what they do. If youve been watching awful lot what they do. If youve been watching coverage awful lot what they do. If youve been watching coverage the awful lot what they do. If youve | been watching coverage the past awful lot what they do. If youve been watching coverage the past few days youve been seeing the rockets fired from gaza, another barrage today. The interim meant to 8 another barrage of them today, and the intervention of iron dome. Hugely effective, it is taking out maybe 90 of the rockets fired. Essentially there are three parts to it the radar system, the weapons Control Centre and the Interceptor Missiles themselves, fired from batteries like these, positioned all over the country. The radar detects the rocket� s launch and tracks its trajectory. The Contact Centre calculates the impact point according to the reported data. And once that threat is determined, then the Interceptor Missile is fired to destroy the incoming rocket on the path that has been plotted. Each launcher has 20 interceptors, they are deployed independent of the Control Centre, so operated remotely via a secure connection. And each battery is capable of protecting an urban area of around 150 square kilometers. Last night the americans replenished the israeli stockpile. The first shipment that has been sent since the war began. Joining me to discuss more is former nato Supreme Allied Commander of europe and four star general, philip breedlove. Lovely to see you. Thank you for coming on the programme again. How crucially important of these applies to Replenishing The Iron Dome stocks . ~ to Replenishing The Iron Dome stocks . ,. ,. , to Replenishing The Iron Dome stocks . ,. ,. , stocks . Thank you for having me. It is critical. The stocks . Thank you for having me. It is critical. The Number Stocks . Thank you for having me. It is critical. The number of stocks . Thank you for having me. It is critical. The number of rockets i is critical. The number of rockets that have already been fired from gaza and now were beginning to see some things being fired from Southern Lebanon is extraordinary. The iron dome is not in unlimited supply. It is as you described a very capable weapon system. But we will need to help israel replenish as it defends against this multitude of rockets. I5 as it defends against this multitude of rockets. , , as it defends against this multitude of rockets. , , . Of rockets. Is this system effective a. Ainst of rockets. Is this system effective against the of rockets. Is this system effective against the much of rockets. Is this system effective against the much arsenal of rockets. Is this system effective against the much arsenal of of rockets. Is this system effective i against the much arsenal of weapons that his brother has to the north . Thats the big concern that hamas is depleting is released sources with the rockets fired from gaza. Is the system is robust enough to repel his brother as well . Brother as well . Almost any system desi. Ned in brother as well . Almost any system designed in the brother as well . Almost any system designed in the world brother as well . Almost any system designed in the world can brother as well . Almost any system designed in the world can be designed in the world can be overwhelmed if a volley big enough is fired and in a density of area. If its dispersed or small volleys this system works wonderful. But it doesnt matter whether its the iron dome or the american systems or what ever, you can overwhelm a system if you are Firing Thousands of rounds as we have seen in this conflict so far. The beauty of the system is it is smart enough and intelligent enough to see these unguided records. Some are headed towards unguided rockets. Theyjust let unguided rockets. They just let those unguided rockets. Theyjust let those hit the ground. Even with that selective firing range it is a tough problem. Selective firing range it is a tough roblem. ~ ,. , selective firing range it is a tough roblem. ~ y. ,. , problem. When you said not every s stem is problem. When you said not every system is fault problem. When you said not every system is fault prove problem. When you said not every system is fault prove but problem. When you said not every system is fault prove but i problem. When you said not every system is fault prove but i wonderj system is fault prove but i wonder if thats the reason why this writer, the Gerald Ford Strike Group is in the region. Obviously its there for him a Deterrent Position but does it offer a different capability as well . 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