massacre on israeli citizens living so close to the border with hamas killers. now the israel response, war. and they are on the ground and they have surrounded on that strip of land the city of gaza. israeli defense force with its ground offensive, their soldiers striking hamas command posts, weapons and infrastructure. they are also looking to push into the interior of the city and take out the terrorists who brutally attacked innocent israelis one month plus one day ago. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the israel military today says it has gained control of a hamas stronghold in the northern part of gaza. they are pounding those hostage-taking serial killers targets. [shooting] harris: president biden and the biden administration are still pushing for a humanitarian pause. others are calling for an all-out cease-fire. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, yeah, he is not planning to hold back. there will be no cease-fire, general cease-fi