Expected to raise while here, which is the humanitarian aspect of this, the fact that no humanitarian aid has been able to get into gaza, that has been something that Secretary Blinken and his Marathon Trips that hes been making here in The Middle East over the last several days and now i should note theyre just next door to where i am speaking to you meeting with that entire wartime cabinet and next he will hear from first responders, from victims families, from the families and relatives of hostages but there are going to be key questions between what he and the Prime Minister have discussed, humanitarian aid, poppy, is right at the top of that so well see if there are any announcements when the president comes and speaks in this room behind me. Thats whats next on his agenda but the white house said President Biden was walking into this with key questions not just about humanitarian aid, but also what israels goal is here. If they do go into gaza, with that expected Ground Incursion
president abbas has called for prime minister netanyahu to freeze settlement activity in the west bank. are you prepared to agree to that? we have frozen the settlement activity as part of a ten-month moratorium. after that expires. now the talks are starting we i think the issue of settlement has to be on the negotiating table. let s put them on the table and let s negotiate and find common ground. not to dictate one side to the other but to negotiate and find common ground. mark reggae, we wish you the best of luck. savannah guthrie, thank you. we will see you on the daily rundown an hour and a half from now. when we come back update on the bizarre hostage situation that unfolded yes at the headquarters of the discovery channel and talk with the nbc news producer that spoke with the gunman on the phone during the standoff. we will be right back on