Speaker 1: All right, guys, huge breaking news this morning out of
Speaker 1: the nation of Israel, thousands of rockets launched by Hamas
Speaker 1: militants in the largest scale attacks in fifty years since
Speaker 1: the yan Kapur War. Prime Minister Benjamin and Nyahu calling
Speaker 1: this a war, saying clearly to his nation that we
Speaker 1: are at war. I'm gonna break down for you everything
Speaker 1: we know this morning. This is obviously a very fast
Speaker 1: moving situation with huge implications in terms of the human
Speaker 1: beings that are involved, in terms of domestic politics in Israel.
Speaker 1: A lot of context here in terms of the history
Speaker 1: what might happen moving forward, and also massive geopolitical ramifications
Speaker 1: as well. In addition, will be monitoring this obviously throughout
Speaker 1: the weekend and on Monday, we will have complete coverage
Speaker 1: for you on breaking points. Okay, So, as of now,
Speaker 1: here is what we know. Hamas militants out of the
Speaker 1: Gaza Strip have launched thousands of rockets, somewhere between two
Speaker 1: and five thousand rockets into Israeli territory. Terms of casualties,
Speaker 1: so far, we know there are hundreds of Israelis injured,
Speaker 1: somewhere around two dozen Israelis killed. Of course, those numbers
Speaker 1: will continue to be updated. In addition to that, you
Speaker 1: had armed militants which were able to seize control of
Speaker 1: several southern Israeli towns. You had some assaults that appears
Speaker 1: by both air and sea. We've seen reports of ships
Speaker 1: coming in as part of a sort of invading force.
Speaker 1: We've also seen hang gliders being used reportedly by militants.
Speaker 1: So one of the top takeaways here immediately, in addition
Speaker 1: to the shock of this is just what an incredibly
Speaker 1: massive intelligence and security failure this has been for Netanyahuo's
Speaker 1: basically whole government is its argument in case for its existence,
Speaker 1: which has been under siege, is security. If you have
Speaker 1: me in place, you'll be safe. So that they were
Speaker 1: able to launch this attack of this incredibly multifaceted, faceted,
Speaker 1: sophisticated major obviously in the word works for months in advance,
Speaker 1: likely with outside support, without the knowledge of Masad or
Speaker 1: the IDF. It's hard to put into words how stunning
Speaker 1: that is to everybody, and certainly to Israeli people. Let
Speaker 1: me give you a sense of what Netnya who has said.
Speaker 1: He issued an immediate statement saying we are at war.
Speaker 1: He's since updated with additional comments reading here, he says,
Speaker 1: since this morning, the State of Israel has been at war.
Speaker 1: Our first objective is to clear out the hostile forces
Speaker 1: that infiltrated our territory and restore the security and quiet
Speaker 1: to the communities that have been attacked. The second objective,
Speaker 1: at the same time is to exact an immense price
Speaker 1: from the enemy within the Gaza strip as well. The
Speaker 1: third objective is to reinforce other fronts so that nobody
Speaker 1: should mistakenly join this war. We are at war. In war,
Speaker 1: one needs to be level headed. I call on all
Speaker 1: citizens of Israel to unite in order to achieve our
Speaker 1: highest goal, victory in the war. In terms of the
Speaker 1: history here, as I mentioned broadest attacks in fifty years,
Speaker 1: coming almost exactly on the anniversary of that Yan Kapoor war,
Speaker 1: that history and that timing appears to be no accident.
Speaker 1: In the Yang Kapor War, Israel caught off guard by
Speaker 1: attacks from a coalition of Arab states, and although they
Speaker 1: were ultimately obviously victorious, Israel was. The fear that was
Speaker 1: stoked by that war has helped to justify this massive
Speaker 1: security and surveillance state, helped to justify the apartheid and
Speaker 1: outright at times genocidal conditions imposed upon the Palestinian people,
Speaker 1: so that historical timing not lost on anyone and certainly
Speaker 1: not an accident here. In addition to the attacks that
Speaker 1: we showed you, we can also show you some footage
Speaker 1: of bulldozers being used to take down part of the
Speaker 1: wall that has been used to keep Gaza effectively an
Speaker 1: open air prison. And as I mentioned, you know, huge
Speaker 1: already human suffering caused by these attacks, which were indiscriminate
Speaker 1: and included civilians who have been killed, hundreds of Israeli
Speaker 1: citizens injured, dozens it appears killed. Continue to watch those
Speaker 1: numbers as they change. And in addition to that, and
Speaker 1: this piece is actually quite quite significant, the militants have
Speaker 1: taken dozens of Israeli's hostage as well. Certainly, the idea
Speaker 1: here is to gain some leverage with regard to whatever
Speaker 1: the Israeli response is going to be. We know in
Speaker 1: the past Israeli responses have been incredibly heavy handed and
Speaker 1: just absolutely brutal in terms of the civilian carnage. So
Speaker 1: the fact that they have Israeli hostages is going to
Speaker 1: complicate that response and lead to you know, they expect
Speaker 1: and they're hoping to use these hostages of some sort
Speaker 1: of leverage in future negotiations. I will also talk a
Speaker 1: little bit about the Israeli domestic and political context here.
Speaker 1: We should keep it These attacks don't come out of nowhere.
Speaker 1: There's been a rapidly escalating levels of violence perpetrated both
Speaker 1: by the Israeli government and also by Jewish settlers against
Speaker 1: Palestinians and retaliation in exchange. We also have and part
Speaker 1: of why this is so significant domestically, NETANYAHUO has been
Speaker 1: under massive fire for aggressive attacks on the independent Judiciary
Speaker 1: and the State Supreme Court in particular. Those have been nationwide,
Speaker 1: They've been widespread, They've included members of the IDF, So
Speaker 1: he's really been under domestic political siege in addition of
Speaker 1: facing corruption charges. And as I said, you know, his
Speaker 1: whole argument for being there, and this is the most
Speaker 1: right wing government that Israel has ever had, including some
Speaker 1: ministers who have out and out expressed genocidal views and
Speaker 1: desires towards the Palestinian people, and his whole justification for
Speaker 1: his government's existence is I will keep you safe. So
Speaker 1: to have this level of attack, coordinated sophisticated air land
Speaker 1: sea plan for months effectively executed. You know, that is
Speaker 1: a blow to the core of his case for being
Speaker 1: in power. I have no doubt you heard the tough
Speaker 1: words there. In terms of his plans going forward, I
Speaker 1: have no doubt it will elicit a brutal, you know,
Speaker 1: extreme approach as we have seen in the past, very
Speaker 1: heavy handed. You know, I have no idea. I can
Speaker 1: only imagine what this is going to mean for ordinary
Speaker 1: Gaza civilians going forward. So you have, you know, that
Speaker 1: piece in terms of the domestic and just what a
Speaker 1: massive security failure this is. I just don't think that
Speaker 1: that can possibly be understated. You know, you also have
Speaker 1: huge geopolitical ramifications already fingers being pointed at Iran. Is
Speaker 1: there going to be an Israeli response directly at at Iran?
Speaker 1: So that's one piece to watch. The other thing that
Speaker 1: perhaps led to or contributed to this series of attacks
Speaker 1: is you had the US directly involved in helping to
Speaker 1: attempt to broke or some sort of deal with Saudi
Speaker 1: Arabia to normalize relations with Israel. It's something that Palestinians
Speaker 1: have been very upset about. So what will these attacks
Speaker 1: mean for those negotiations moving forward? There's a lot of
Speaker 1: unanswered questions right now, and of course, you know, the
Speaker 1: most important piece here is what it's going to mean
Speaker 1: for ordinary civilians who are caught up in this, in
Speaker 1: this monstrosity, you know, both the ordinary Israelis who have
Speaker 1: been attacked or taken hostage, but you just know this
Speaker 1: response is going to be absolutely brutal from the Israeli side.
Speaker 1: So there's going to be a lot for us to
Speaker 1: watch here and keep an eye on in terms of reaction,
Speaker 1: in terms of continued response from Hamas, in terms of
Speaker 1: what happens with these hostages, in terms of what happens
Speaker 1: with the geopolitical situation. Obviously, you know we're incredibly close
Speaker 1: allies of Aroun here in the United States, funding much
Speaker 1: of their defense infrastructure, so lots to watch. Will continue
Speaker 1: to keep an eye on it and keep you guys
Speaker 1: updated as things unfold, And as I said, we'll have full, breaking,
Speaker 1: complete coverage for you on Monday. We're already working on
Speaker 1: getting that show together so that we can have this
Speaker 1: covered covered from all aspects. Thanks so guys, so much,
Speaker 1: guys for supporting the show, and we'll see you all soon.