Striking back. Hamas is isis and just as isis was crushed, so too will hamas but crushed. Israel lays siege to gaza as it reels from the attacks. There is a full Ground Invasion imminent. Plus a united front. This is an act of sheer evil. We must be critical clear. We stand with israel. Biden has another Global Crisis testing his foreign pol pol policy instincts. And then a house divided. We need to get our act together. It is bordering on the absurd. I think were playing with fire. And as it evolved into chaos, could any republican get the votes to be speaker . Inside politics inside the corridors of power, starts now. Good morning and welcome to Inside Politics sunday. Aim manu raju. Well get to politics later in the show but at this hour major developments in the mideast. Overnight israel struck more than 100 military targets in gaza including hamas Headquarters Andmill compounds and Missile Launchers and hamas fired rockets at thesterot, and said that a Missile Strike killed a hamas commander who led deadly attacks on kibbutz in israel over the weekend, last weekend. The overnight strike comes as isreal forces are preparing for the next stages of the war. And as conditions inside of Gaza Continue to deteriorate, with water and Food Supplies running low, Doctors Without Borders is warning of a catastrophe in gaza. A Delegation Led by Chuck Schumer was forced to take shelter today from a hamas attack. He tweeted about the feed to help israel defend itself and a second carrier led by the Uss Eisenhower is deploying to the region as iran warns of farreaching consequences is israel doesnt stop attacks on gaza. Number of adead has risen to 29 and 15 unaccounted for and among the hostages held by hamas inside of gaza. And this morning on state of the union, President BidenNational Security adviser said it is a top priority for the administration. The president has been very clear that he has no higher priority than getting americans back safe, americans who are being held hostage by hamas in gaza right now. We know there are 15 unaccounted for americans. But we cannot confirm the precise number of american hostages being held by hamas at this time. All we can do is to continue to work closely with the Israeli Government on hostage Recovery Options which we are doing. Were also hearing more heartbreaking stories from the families of israelis who are desperate on word for families kidnapped by hamas. I dont know if there is even a word that could describe how it feels to watch your grandmother, your 85yearold grandmother being kidnapped. Were very worried about her. And you know, we havent heard anything since this horrible video. And were trying to stay positive. And hope there is going to be help and she will survive this. I want to bring in sara sidner who is reporting today from tel aviv. What are you hearing from officials there and is there expectation that this Ground Invasion into gaza is imminent . Reporter yes. I mean, i think the clear answer to that is yes. It is imminent. Israel saying that it is prepared for the next stages of war. That is how the idf put it. But they have amassed a huge number of soldiers on the border, were talking Hundreds Of Thousands of soldiers who have, many of them, reservists who have come back to israel or who live in israel and have been called up to duty. Youre seeing some of those pictures now of a tank moving along the border with gaza. We are seeing all sorts of preparations underway. And were also seeing air strikes that have been going on throughout the overnight. And conversely, we have also received some incoming rocket fire from hamas into israel and actually very close to us here in tel aviv. There is no doubt that a Ground Incursion is expected and is imminent after a 24hour warning was given back on thursday night, by the way, to those people, residents living in gaza to leave Northern Gaza and somehow get to safety. You know, it is one of the most densely populated places on earth. That seemed an impossibility and indeed is according to the u. N. An impossibility. But there is some movement or people trying to get out from the border with egypt. There is fear, there is anxiety in gaza in a way that is certainly palpable for those who are there. There is also concern on this side of the border, here in israel. People are afraid for their Family Members as they Rocket Attacks keep coming and afraid for those who are soldiers who will likely be going in on foot and in tanks into gaza. Manu. Tell us about the humanitarian situation that is developed now inside of gaza. Reporter it is a disaster. The u. N. Very clear in saying, look, for the last seven days there has been no water flowing into gaza. There has been to food allowed into gaza. There has been no fuel allowed into gaza. Meaning that the electricity is completely out. With a few exemptions of people that have generators with a large tank. But most the city is dark. The hospitals are struggling. They dont have what they need. They have hundreds of people that they have been treating and so it is it is a disaster. The water is starting to run out. Where people do not have ple drinking water. We did get some news today, the National Security adviser Jake Sullivan speaking to jake tapper said actually hes talked to his israeli counterparts an they have seen they are turning the water back on in gaza. That will be some relief to the families, and the people trying to just survive all of this who are innocent civilians trying to get through this war without being killed, maimed or getting sick because of the situation there. It is a humanitarian crisis and it will likely get worse, manu. Heartbreaking situation. Sara sidner reporting from tel aviv, thank you for that report. And here with me now to share their expertise, cnn Global Affairs analyst kim dozier and axios political rep reporter barack rafid. And youve been covering wars for several years, kim, and there is talk about sending carriers into the region, the second set of carriers and they are coming as iran is warning of the farreaching consequences if this war doesnt end, hooezboll and israel has exchanged fire. How concerning is it at the moment for officials in the region and here in the u. S. That that could turn into a broader conflict . Well the carriers are there to end is a signal to nonstate actors like lebanon and hezbollah and to factions within syria are armed with iranian missiles according to israeli officials, if they decide to get into the fight, they could face american fire power. It is also a message to iran itself not to think about taking advantage of this situation. But if hezbollah does get involved at the border, right now it seems to be hezbollah is just using mostly harassing attacks that engage the israeli military, making it concentrate on two different fronts, making it split its assets like the iron dome assets. But if that steps up, and if israel has to split its effort and all of its civilians across the country are facing missile fire from the north, that is when you get into the gamechanging multiple front war. And barack, youve been covering israel for your entire career and just moving here a couple of months ago from tel aviv. What are you hearing from the israelis about as they weigh this and plan this Ground Invasion, how much are they weighing that this could turn into a Broader Con Flick in the region . I think that for months, when you spoke to Israeli Defense officials, the Prime Minister office, you heard same phrase and this is a multiarena conflict. They were prepared for such a thing. They did not think it would happen like that. They thought the west bank might explode first. Maybe lebanon but did not look at gaza. But a multifront conflict is something that they were talking about for a long, long time. And as they way this Ground Invasion, this is incredibly complicated in this densely populated area in gaza. I mean, the u. S. Have bad lessons from iraq going into places where similar situations in terms of the population and innocent civilians there. How complicated will this Ground Invasion be in gaza . Well, israeli officials have set themselves very difficult goal of taking out the hamas leadership and disabling the hamas militarily and political. Hamas has bragged that it has more than 300 miles of ubd Ground Tunnels and it has factories that make everything from guns to missiles. All of that needs to be found. And just for comparison, think about the Battle For Mosul in iraq that isis took over. It is about the same size and population of the territory of Northern Gaza. It took iraqi and u. S. And western forces three years to clear that out. So were looking at what could be a long campaign. In israel, it is trying to decapitate the hamas leadership. What if their successful . What is the what is the longterm strategy for what this war will look like if hamas, the leadership, is eliminating here. I dont think anybody knows. I dont think not that i dont think, i know there was no discussion yet about the next step. And about the Exit Strategy and about longterm. Because everything right now is focused on the goal of first taking out hamas, dismantle its military infrastructure, to be honest, im not sure that such a thing is even possible. Okay. You have to understand, we make this comparison between hamas and isis when it comes to its cruelty and i totally agree with that. But hamas is not isis in the meaning that it has a Political Base among the population. It is not like this external actor that came one day and took everybody hostage. It won an election in 2005. So i think people have to understand that there is a broad base of support for hamas in gaza. Even if there is a large part of population that is that rejects what hamas did. So it is not exactly like isis. Now, there is an idea of inviting the Palestinian Authority in afterwards to maybe take over. But the worry is then that would make the Palestinian Authority look like israeli stooges doing the israeli bidding and already they got elected and then they havent held followup elections. Theyve just held on to power. So in many ways, with their own people, the Palestinian Authority has just as little credibility as hamas does. And the Palestinian Authority could barely stand in the west bank already. So sending their people to gaza, i dont see that. Look, this all comes as we talked about the humanitarian crisis playing out. 2500 people have been killed and including children and many displaced and building destroys an widespread Power Outages and difficult getting food and water and supplies. The u. S. Has been unequivocal in support for israel but the limits of the support if it turns into a larger scale humanitarian disaster. This is what the president said about this. Were making sure israel has what it needs to defend itself and respond to these attacks. It is also priority for me to urgently address the humanitarian crisis in gaza. We have we cant lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of palestinian had no to nothing to do with hamas. There is a limit to the u. S. Support here . Lets be clear that the u. S. Has to support israel in this situation. But it is going to get worse. When you try to thflush that ma people south, if humanitarian aid could get in, the best Case Scenario is open air u. N. Style refugee camps. And water, food, is already running out in many locations. One of the things that this is doing is these images are Galvanizing Support across the arab world among the population that had not paid much attention to the palestinian crisis. That is why all of these gulf leaders were able to move ahead on Normalization Plans with israel. But theyre population wasnt paying attention. These images, a whole new generation is paying attention. And that is going to become a problem for the u. S. To come. Meanwhile, how are israelis viewing how netanyahu is dealing with this right now . And what does it mean for him in leading this country . First, netanyahus political situation these days is the worst it has been since 2006. Okay, in the last poll that was done just the other day, they had only 19 seats which again the worst since 2006. And i think that we have to look at the big picture for a second. Netanyahu started this judicial overhaul that ripped Theize Raely Society apart and weakened israel economically and internationally and netanyahu was warned time and time again, both in private and in public, by his Minister Of Defense, he fired his Minister Of Defense because he warned him that such a scenario could happen because they were looking at the Israeli Society being ripped apart, maybe now it is a good time to challenge them. And this is exactly what happened. So while there was a tactical surprise last saturday, with this attack, strategically, it was not surprising at all. Because all of israels Intelligence Services said, again, in private and in public, that such a scenario could happen. And so many questions about intelligence that has led to this crisis that is unfolding. And this is what im saying. It is not only in an intelligence failure, but it was more than that. The Political Echelon took a decision for nine months to focus on something that is completely unrelated to israels security and that was negative to Israel Security and this is where we are right now. Thank you both for coming in and talking about this. And up next, my brandnew reporting from inside of the house gop chaos and jim jordans ongoing battle for the speakership. Were standing by for a Press Conference from Secretary Of State antoiny blinken. And well bring that to you live when it begins. And after hamas attacks, President Biden had a clear and unequivocal message for americans. Israel and the world. This is an act of sheer evil. So in this moment, we must be crystal clear, we stand withi israel. We stand with israel. There is no justification for terrorism. There is no excuse. That pledge of support watched live by nearly half of israeli households and winning praise inside of israel including in tel aviv billboards with the message, thank you mr. President. In a phone call yesterday, their fifth since the conflict, Netanyahu Thanks Biden for his deep and unconditional support for israel but with the outbreak of yet another Global Crisis putting Foreign Policy experience to the test, a new cnn poll out this morning finds americans as they are on most things split down the middle. With 47 saying they trust biden to make the right choices amid the israel crisis, versus 53 who dont. Joining me here is the studio are my excellent panel, thank you all for joining us this morning. Tamara, you cover the white house and you are watching President Biden dealing with this very closely. How the white house has a lot to balance here, obviously, a Reelection Campaign and domestic politics are front and center in the mind of voters, how do you assess how the president is handling this and taking focus away from the other pressing domestic priorities for the white house. To President BidenForeign Policy experience is a big part of his political identity. And the president and his team are clearly leaning into this crisis. They dont really have a choice but to lean into it. And President Biden is quite proisrael. And more proisrael than the center of his party and many parts of his party. But he is leaning into this, owning this and delivering multiple speeches about it. Hell be on 60 minutes and we expect him to send up a request for funding, for congress, but they cant pass legislation, but to send up a request for funding for israel and ukraine. Because the white house and the president dont want to let ukraine drop. Having Foreign Policy success doesnt necessarily translate to domestic political benefit. But having Foreign Policy failures could become a Leadership Failure and that can translate to domestic political problems. And our colleague Kevin Li