Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world. We continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church. Joe biden is warning that israel should not try to occupy gaza. As an Israeli Ground invagsz seems inevitable. Mr. Biden added he believes israel has to respond to the hamas attacks that kills 1,400 people. The iz really military urged civilians to leave Northern Gaza. The Palestinian HealthMinistry Says 2,600 people have been killed and is appealing for humanitarian aid as conditions deteriorate in gaza. Aid deliveries have been piling up on the Border Crossing. The only way in or out of gaza. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken has promised it will be open. But the u. S. Embassy in israel warns the situation at the crossing will remain fluid and unpredictable. Clare sebastian is following developments. She joins us live from london. Good to see you, clare. What is the latest on the hamas israel war, from both sides of the border . And what are you hearing about the Border Crossing opening up this hour . We are hearing that possibility. Rumors. We dont have anything concrete on that. The media office, saying they have not received contact from egyptian authorities, with opening the crossing today. We watch and wait to see what happens. The onus is heavily on that Border Crossing, and the humanitarian situation inside gaza spirals. Hearing about the Health System running out of fuel for a few days. A lack of shelter in the south. Israel has told Hundreds Of Thousands of people as it plans to step Up Bombardment and Ground Offensive in the north of gaza. The phrase from the agency most active, is that gaza is being str strangled. Theres growing outrage from the International Community on that region. In terms of the crossing, itself, we did hear from Secretary Blinken. In the region today. It will be open on sunday. Nothing concrete on that. The u. S. Is under pressure, given that 600 americans are trapped in gaza. People are trying to get out. Aid is trying to get in. Its trapped on the border. Clare sebastian, bringing Us A Live Report from london. Appreciate it. For the first time, the president of the Palestinian Authority has condemned the military actions. The Palestinian News Agency reports that Mahmoud Abass says the actions and policies of hamas do not represent the Palestinian People. He calls for rejection of violence and release of prisoners on both sides of the con conflict. His comments came during a phone call with the president of venezuela. Joining me is Research Fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for strategic studies. Hes with us from bahrain. Thank you for joining us. In the wake of hamas brutal and horrifying attacks last saturday, israels goal is to wipe out the militant group and destroy its Terrorist Infrastructure with largescale strikes. And likely ground incursion. What are the risks and costs involved for innocent civilians and hostages, held underground, given hamas knows that Tunnel System better than the idf troops. Yes. In fact, it is difficult to imagine how israel could achieve its objective of Total Anallation of hamas, without willing more palestinians. The gaza strip had been under black cade for 16 years now. Its one of the most densely populated places in the world. The Health Infrastructure is woefully inadequate. People in gaza have a lower Life Expectancy of ten years than most people in israel. We have 500,000 Palestinians Taking Shelter in schools run by the u. N. Even knees are inadequate. And the u. N. Warn they are at risk of running out of water. Hospitals are at risk of being overrun. Things are made worse, that israel has cut off electricity, water and food and fuel. This means the humanitarian situation in gaza is precarious. And asking 1. 1 billion to move south in a place about the size of seattle or detroit, not entirely feasible. Israelless strategy is not only legal and morally indefensible, that its ago a bad strategy. Inflicting large amounts of Civilian Casualties to defeat hamas is selfdefeating. By killing Palestinian Civilians at scale, israel is providing hamas with its next generation of fighters, by pushing people to the brink of desperation. Its s nurturing and intergen rational memory of oppressive. Your sense is that its not a goal thats achievable anyway. Hamas cant be eradicated. It can, but not by military means. Deprive it of its cause. Thats why pursuing, a path towards peace, ending the illegal occupation, and providing palestinians with hope. The idea of restoring deterrence hasnt worked. The ongoing conflict is the biggest illustration of that. Going back to it is going back to the same, flawed, conceptual security model. The best way to defeat hamas and to restore deterrence, is through hope, not through fear. Honestly, how can that be done . Israel is responding to what was a murderous attack on its soil, killing babies, women, children. So, i mean, you understand what is fueling this. That doesnt necessarily you cant accept what is happening in gaza, as well. You can see how abhorntd that attack was. And how a nation would want to reta retaliate. How that is done is the question we are trying to tackle. What is the path forward with that . We have to remember this is not the first war between israel and hamas. Every time, israel has responded through disproportionate use of force. Resulting in many palestinian casualties. How disease that turned out . Not very well. In the total absence of a viable, political path, this has to be a change in israels orientation toward the Israeli Palestinian issue. Towards the palestinian issue. This means there needs to be a reckoning within israel. That the overwhelming use of force has failed to protect israel so far. Without a pathway to peaceful settlement. That means the palestinians dont have to live under total siege. They can afford to get the rights under international law. Without that, theres no hope. And future generations that remember how israel has responded to them. I think we are pushed and we will see more violence. Without a clear pathway, it will be difficult how we can permanently break this cycle of violence. Y e. Sadly, theres no clear political pathway right now. It has to be said. Hamas spent two years preparing for last weeks attacks on israel. What was the goal . And what were they expecting to achieve, knowing that israel would retaliate with a force, never witnessed before, to wipe hamas off the map. Why did they do this . What was the end game . I thinkle the primary end game was to destroy israels invisibility narrative. The most powerful Military Power in the region, can be defeated and humiliated and hurt. I thinhat israel was invincible. I think the other goal, precisely the trap that israel is walking into. By provoking the israeli overreaction, hamas is hoping to dent any International Support that israel might be able to garner. Therefore, essentially, we can support within the western partners and allies. All right. Thank you so much for joining us. Appreciate your perspective on this issue. Still to come, the u. S. Is eager to bring home hostages held by hamas. How washington is trying to help israel make that happen. Were back in a moment. Irans president is warning that the war between israel and hamas could spread to other parts of the middle east if the crisis in gaza is not resolved soon. In a call with macron sunday, irans president called for an immediate end to the bombardment to residential areas in gaza and demanded that efforts be made to lift the embargo on the territory. It is warning iran and other players not to take advantage of the crisis, noting that the u. S. Is sending a second Carrier Strike group to the region. We back that up with the words that were saying. And what were doing. Including the deployment of the Aircraft Carrier battle groups. Not to provoke anyone. But to send a clear message of dete deterrence. No one should do anything that widens the conflict of furthers aggression against israel in any direction. Weve been clear about that. Cnn as also learned that israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has invited joe biden to visit israel. And both countries are discussing the possibility of a visit soon. Israels military has confirmed that hamas fighters are holding 155 hostages. Hamas kidnaps men, women and children, during the surprise attacks last weekend. The israeli president says efforts to get them back is difficult because he says hamas does not obey rules of International Humanitarian law. Its not clear where they are being held and under what conditions. The people taken are of various nationalities. The u. S. Says its working to try to secure the release of its own citizens but without military force. Theres no plans to put boots on the ground. Were actively trying to find out where they are. Endont rule anything out. Were working on this by the hour. While the u. S. Is beefing up Military Presence in the region, it has no plans on sending troops to fight in israel. Right now, the United States is giving no indication it plans to send boots on the ground in any way to israel to try to assist in the operations in gaza or in part of a Hostage Rescue Operations. Its showing the Carrier Strike groups in the waters off the coast. Message to other groups in the region. Not only hamas. But hezbollah, and groups in syria, as a deterrent to get them involved. They have a federal team to help in hostage situations. Theyre assisting in the israelis. And a marine unit is headed towards israel. These are those that had training in hostage rescue scenarios. No indication thats where they are headed or why they are headed or why they would potentially be headed towards the region. It gives you an idea of potentially the support that the israelis may be receiving from the u. S. Military. Israeli and u. S. Military work closely together. Theyre training one another. And officials call the American Military their brothers in arms. They just had their largest ever joint exercise in the last few months. They made it clear to iran. If you get in involved in attacking israel, The Americans are there to support them. John kirby said they have no plans or intentions of sending u. S. Troops on the ground into israel. Chuck schumer said they did not ask for israelis on the ground. They want it in the forms of munitions, ammunition, and having the support of the strike groups off the coast, to try and deter any other actors from getting involved. If a Hostage Rescue Operation is attempted, it will be complex. It will be difficult. And the israelis will likely be seeking some sort of support from The Americans in terms of logistics and intelligence. Cnns fra reed zacaria, gives us perspective on how politics in the middle east have evolved over the years. A fundamental fact. The United States was a power broker in the middle east. And the United States, since the iraq war, has been stepping back. That was getting less involved in the middle east. When the United States steps back, what happens is you create a power vacuum. And all kinds of people try tov. And the biggest shift is a contest between saudi arabia and iran. The way the saudis tried to do it, with cooperation of the israelis, and the turks and the russians. But the saudis tried to ensure their concerns and interests are taken care of. By forging a new alliance between the arabs and israel. That scared the actors that thought they were being marginalized. The palestinians thought they were being marginalized. What netanyahu was trying to do was ignore the palestinian issue. Make peace with the arabs. Hamas and actors of hamas, said were going to burn the house down. This is their way of burning the house down. Part of whats going on here, youve had a power vacuum, which all kinds of people are jockeying for influence. And hamas is watching all this. Theyre playing the card they have. The most brutal, sadistic card. Thats their way to get attention. That was fareed zacaria. Hes urging israel to learn from what he called the mistakes and overreactions of the United States, after the 9 11 terror attacks. Still to come this hour, as israeli troops prepare for an expected Ground Attack on hamas, we take a look at The Last Time the idf moved into gaza and what lessons they may take from it this time. And china takes on diplomacy in the middle east, with top diplomats delivering increasingly strong words for israel. Well take you to beijing for the latest after a short break. Stay with us. Israel and hezbollah fighters have been exchanging fire, raising fears of a second front in the ongoing conflict across the israeli lebanese border. The idf says its fighter jets strike hezbollahs military structure on sunday. And they are responding to fire coming from lebanon. Meantime, as fighting intensifies in gaza, Hundreds Of Thousands of civilians are fleeing south. The u. S. Embassy said that the crossing may open at short notice for, quote, a limited time. The crossing has been closed since the fighting began. Israeli troops are gathering near gaza. The last time they went in to target hamas leaders was in 2014. Nic robertson looks back at then and what israel is planning now. Reporter close to gaza, preparations under way for a much anticipated Ground Offensive. Troops from different units are training together. Theres an urgency here. They have to be ready fast. Right now, this is a rehearsal, when and if theres an incursion. These troops can be at the front of it. Tanks or for this practice, model ones right now, followed by infantry and combat engineers. A combined force spearheading an incu incursion. If they do, this major will be near the front. We expect to go to war. We expect to kill its governments and kill the last terrorists. Reporter The Last Time the idf went into gaza targeting hamas leaders was 2014. Errol was 21, in the special forces. One of the first to cross the border. Youre just afraid that theres something waiting for you at every corner. Reporter the experiences then left him questioning the ak tactics today. The idf wants people to leave. And they told them to stay. Just as its happening now. Some stayed. The orders ashoe the civilians who left. Whoever you see is engaged in fighting. And therefore, we call it engaging with fire with any home you enter, with any kind of shape of a person that you see from afar. In many ways, israels actions are playing out just as they have in the past. 2021 gun positions, freshly dug, back in use. And in gaza, the civilian death toll, according to palestinian officials, higher than in 2014. And like then, israel is already facing Huge International pressure. To avoid more Civilian Casualties. What we are doing is saying privately, what we said publicly, which is that all Military Operation should be conducting consistent with the law of war. Civilians should be protected. The problem the idf says it faces, just like 2014. Hamas will be hiding among civilians. The situation were talking about with gaza and civilians forcefully embedded is another element of hamas. Hamas has to be fully defeated. Reporter the responsibility is on them, not you . The responsibility is on hamas for their own civilians. Our responsibility is to get rid of hamas completely. Reporter he says they dont hurt innocents. Only terroristers. Admits if he had sent him to gaza, avoiding civilian deaths would be easy. You think its possible that hamas without civilians getting injured . Translator were concerned with overthrowing the hamas regime and killing the terrorists in gaza. If it will be difficult, it will be difficult. Not easy. Reporter outside the camp gets as Israelless Military Ponder their next move. Troops are saying their fond farewells. Nic robertson, cnn, southern israel. Joining me now is ravina, a spokesperson for the United States human rights office. Thanks for having me, rosemary. The hamas attacks in israel were brutal. Abhorrent. As israel retaliates, were seeing a humanitarian crisis spiral out of control in gaza. The u. N. Describing it as a h