And today we are marking one year since the barbaric Hamas Terror Attack on israel. The deadliest day for the jewish people since the holocaust. On this day last year, 1,200 innocent people were murdered, countless others were raped and beaten and more than 250 people were taken to gaza as hostages. The pain is still palpable site of the nova music festival, where hundreds of young people who came to dance a year ago were instead slaughtered the horrors of that day still haunt so many across israel we lost. You still evan accept that shes gone you know, once something happens, you know that it can you Al Owaysf your can happen again . They killed my sister over there its a trauma of living in a house where were vicious terrorists invaded terrorists in Gaza Outside Benjamin Netanyahus Residence in jerusalem today, as devastated and exhausted families urge the israeli Prime Minister to bring their Loved Ones home to begin our coverage with cnns Erin Burnett, who is in Tel Aviv. Erin were
Armies. People use the Word Proxy a lot. They are iranian armies. If iran stops funding them, they disappear. So when the biden administration tells israel that it should not go Into Rafah, or that it should hold up or should pause or deescalate on rafah, that in hindsight, was exactly the wrong policy decision. Israel went Into Rafah. They were incredibly effective. There were very few civilian casualties, and they decapitated a lot of the hamas militant racist, bigoted capability. And they were they were extremely effective. Similarly, when iran went after some of hamas, im sorry, when israel went after some of hamas leaders in tehran, you know, the administration stood back and said, we had nothing to do about it. That sent iran a very, very strong message. And most importantly, last week, everyone was sitting on the edge of their seat wondering what would happen with hezbollah getting ready to attack israel and send in 6000 8000 rockets. Okay, so what did israel do . They did not l
So, you know, they are seeing him as a good ally in this fight. Also, you know, echoing the message we heard from joe biden in that Rare Oval Office address. You know, i think those lines of communication remain open, but i think this is something that Mitch Mcconnell just believes in a similar fashion to joe biden, and theyre happy to have someone from the other party be a spokesperson and advocate for this significant aid package. All right. Well see what happens in the capitol today. White house reporter for the Washington Post, tyler pager, thank you, as always. Thanks to all of you for getting up Way Too Early on this tuesday morning. Morning joe starts right now. Welcome to morning joe. It is 6 00 on the east coast, oz yau take a live look at washington, d. C. It is tuesday, october 24th. This morning, for the first time, were hearing from a hostage freed by hamas. Well play for you comments from one of the elderly women released yesterday by the Terrorist Group. Meanwhile, the e
Are continuing to flee the area ahead of an expected israeli incursion. Thousands of troops are already massed on the border with gaza. Air strikes have continued; the israelis say over a hundred military targets were hit overnight; among those killed are a Senior Commander involved in the attacks in israel last week. Hamas has continued to fire rockets into israel, towards tel aviv and other areas in the south. The World Health Organization has again called on israeli to rescind its evacuation order; the decision they said to forcing Hospital Patients to relocate would be a death sentence. A hospital in the Southern City of rafah, by the border with egypt, says its been told to evauate. A diplomatic push is continuing to try to prevent the violence from spreading. The us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken has been in cairo , and is expected to return to israel for more talks tomorrow. It is still tense on the northern border with lebanon, with further exchanges of fire today. The isra
Streets of cities all over the globe as well. Former leader of hamas, the terrorist, put out his own call, an allcall for people to support those killed in a day of jihad. He said he wants all of those Hamas Terrorists to know that they are supported. He has asked they protest all over the world and then anything they can do on their own. Not really sure yet what that could be but the world is tightening its security. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. Israel has offered palestinians a way out before they move in and invade gaza and hunt down the monsters who attacked them. Reports, though, that hamas is telling those more than 1. 1 million civilians, their own people, the palestinians, not to evacuate Northern Gaza and get to safety. Dont do that, which puts them critically in the middle to die. Secretary of state Antony Blinken overwhelmed after seeing the images of the brutality by hamas that sparked the war. Images so horrific, too horrific for us to show. Its be