1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: Good morning everybody. It is Sunday and we are bringing 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: you a latest update on the situation between Israel and Gaza. 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: Will start first with just the macro level and zoom out. Unfortunately, 4 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: almost two thousand, three hundred Palestinians so far have been 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: killed in the hostilities between the two and it appears 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: right now that a complete humanitarian disaster is unfolding. Currently. 7 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: There has been a warning that we brought previously. Israel 8 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: gave a twenty four hour notice of evacuation for one 9 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: point one million people. In the midst of all of 10 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: that evacuation, there have been nightmarish scenes as nearly a 11 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: million people try to flee to the south. One instance 12 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: in particular kind of highlighting both the difficulty of reporting 13 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: and also the difficulty for the civilians on the ground. 14 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: Nearly seventy were killed in a convoy. It's unclear what 15 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: the actual cause of death. There's a lot of debate 16 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: between the two, but it does highlight, you know, that 17 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,279 Speaker 1: their debts themselves, just how difficult it is right now 18 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: as that situation is unfolding. All of this comes as 19 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: the news breaking from Israel. They are warning of a 20 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: final preparation that has been completed for the assault into Gaza. 21 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: Some actual indications crystal about what those military operations may 22 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: look like. It looks like it will be an occupation 23 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: of northern Gaza and a destruction both of Hamas leadership, militants, 24 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: going after tunnels, weapon stockpiles and more. The problem, of course, 25 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: is that Hamas is deeply embedded within the Gaza population. 26 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: Many of the people who are quote unquote left behind 27 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: are elderly, infirm, wounded in hospitals for example, as well 28 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: as children, and so all of this humanitarian nightmare is 29 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: the backdrop as we also see a geopolitical crisis unfolding 30 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: in terms of how major nation states are also responding. 31 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 2: Right, So, just to emphasize where we are in terms 32 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, you'll recall that Gaza 33 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: has long been under a blockade. Israel has up anti 34 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 2: with the complete siege, denying any access to food, fuel, water, electricity. 35 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: There are now reports that the entire enclave, densely packed 36 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 2: with more than two million people, is almost completely running 37 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 2: out of water. So you have a dire situation on 38 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: that front. You have fresh evacuation orders, which groups like 39 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: the UN have said are going to cause a humanitarian calamity. 40 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: The main hospital is in the evacuation zone, that hospital 41 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 2: or system already facing collapse because of the lack of electricity, 42 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: already running on generators, already overwhelmed in terms of trying 43 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 2: to deal with the wounded. They are saying this morning 44 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 2: they are not going to evacuate. They're unable to evacuate. 45 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: It's just completely unfeasible. So that gives you a sense 46 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 2: of just how dire things are there on the ground. 47 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 2: In addition to the now thousands, including quite a lot 48 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 2: of children in this very young enclave, who have been killed. 49 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,399 Speaker 2: In addition, as Zager mentioned, you know, as as bad 50 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: as that all sounds, where at the point of risking 51 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 2: a much wider war, the US announcing they're sending an 52 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 2: additional carrier group into the region. That is a massive 53 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 2: amassing of military firepower very nearby. But perhaps even more noteworthy, 54 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 2: you now have Iran indicating that they do not particularly 55 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 2: want to get involved, but that they will have to 56 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 2: get involved, they say if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues. 57 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 2: This is according to a report in Axios. Let me 58 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 2: just read you a little bit of that so I 59 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 2: can get the specifics absolutely correct. Iran sent a message 60 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: to Israel on Saturday stressing it does not want fur 61 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: their escalation in the Hamas Israel war, but that it 62 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 2: will have to intervene if that Israeli operation in Gaza continues. 63 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: According to two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the situation 64 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: so behind the scenes, they say, the Iranian Foreign Minister 65 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: met with a UN envoy to the Middle East on 66 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: Saturday in Beirut. That is where the UN envoy er 67 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 2: the Iranians to help prevent a spillover of the conflict 68 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 2: in Gaza and Israel to the wider region, but the 69 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: Iranian Foreign minister replied Iran does not want the conflict 70 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 2: to turn into a regional war, wants to try to 71 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 2: help with the release of civilians who are being held 72 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 2: hostage by Hamas in Gaza, but stressed that Iran has 73 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 2: its red lines. He said if the Israeli military operation continues, 74 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: and especially if Israel follows through on its promise of 75 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 2: a ground offensive in Gaza, which again appears to be imminent, 76 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 2: Iran will have to respond. In addition, the Iranian Foreign 77 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 2: Minister said he met Hesbela leader Nasralla in Lebanon, and 78 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 2: that all scenarios were considered, says Iran cannot remain a 79 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: spectator ads if scope of war expands, the US will 80 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 2: suffer heavy losses as well. That last part per Al Jazeera. 81 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 2: And I don't think I have to emphasize to anyone 82 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 2: what an incredibly dire scenario that would be if we 83 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 2: have a broader war throughout the Middle East region bringing 84 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 2: in Iran. 85 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think we're on the precipice of a major 86 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: war Crystal. Unfortunately, I don't see a situation out of 87 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: it already. The President, you know, has been sending some 88 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: messages about Palestinian civilians. There was a tweet earlier this morning. 89 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: But the truth is is that the actual diplomatic major 90 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: effort in order to open the actual Gaza Egyptian border 91 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: has already failed and does not appear to be open already. 92 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: They tried to negotiate where five hundred American citizens who 93 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: are inside of Gaza would be able to cross into Egypt. 94 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: Egypt actually blocked the crossing and said no, we'll only 95 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: do that if we allowed AID through. And then Israel 96 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: actually did not agree to allowing the AID into into 97 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: Gaza because they said they want to screen weapons, but 98 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: this just highlights, for example, the nightmare situation which is unfolding. 99 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: These people don't have anywhere else to go, and one 100 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: of them, you know, we're going to talk I think 101 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: a lot about and break some of this down, but 102 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: I think we do need to emphasize how dangerous the 103 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 1: situation is right now. Two carrier strike groups is an 104 00:05:56,160 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: unprecedented amount of firepower in the region. Don't forget, you know, 105 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: we haven't seen that type of posturing in the Middle 106 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: East really since the days of the Iraq War. Just 107 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: to give people an idea, and we are talking here 108 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: about Hezbola and Israel, which already as of this morning, Crystal, 109 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: we're exchanging fire both inside of Lebanon and across the border. 110 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: Confirmed incidents, including multiple Israeli strikes include on the Lebanese soil, 111 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: which you know, every step closer to not only a 112 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: two front war, leads to an expansion both inside of 113 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 1: Israel and will not leave the United States untouched. I 114 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: cannot emphasize us enough. There is no way that this 115 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: stay is contained to the situation without involving us, specifically 116 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: because of the Biden administration and really the bipartisan support, 117 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: but very easily could lead us into a wider conflict. 118 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, and so far Biden, Tony Blinken, as you mentioned, 119 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 2: I mean, almost all of Congress, with very few exceptions, 120 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: has said, you know, Israel has a right to defend herself. 121 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 2: Think hardly anyone would disagree with that, but you know, 122 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 2: backing them unequivocally with really very few words and certainly 123 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 2: no actions intended to curb the civilian damage that's being 124 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 2: inflicted on innocent gossins at this point. So it was 125 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 2: striking to hear at least a different tone from President 126 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: Biden this morning, which I think speaks to his concerns 127 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 2: about the risk of a broader conflagration, where he says 128 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 2: in a tweet, we must not lose sight of the 129 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 2: fact that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians had nothing to 130 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 2: do with Hamas's appalling attacks and are suffering as a 131 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 2: result of them. I mean, I take that as an 132 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 2: indication they also are very concerned about this thing spiraling 133 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 2: out of control into a broader war that you know, 134 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 2: becomes basically uncontrollable at that point. 135 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, as I said, we just wanted to give everybody 136 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: a quick update I know everybody's anxious just to recap 137 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: humanitarian disaster unfolding. There is no current route out of 138 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: Gaza for any of these people to go. In terms 139 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: of the overall offensive, we don't know when it's going 140 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: to happen. They said twenty four hours. It wasn't twenty 141 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: four hours. There are previous actually incidents Crystal where Israel 142 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: intentionally will misdirect as to when it is going in 143 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: in order to clear out Hamas tunnels and other military 144 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: operation centers inside of Gaza, in order to throw them 145 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: off their feet. We won't know until we know. We 146 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: are all on standby here over at breaking points. And 147 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: then the major, major thing that we all have to 148 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: be and paying attention to is the possibility of a 149 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: much wider conflict if Hezbola gets involved in this war. 150 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: We are talking about tens of thousands of Israelis who 151 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: will be killed, not to mention the broader escalation that 152 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: could occur on behalf of the United States, and who 153 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: knows whether what agreements have been made as to US involvement, 154 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: whether we would get involved into a broader war with Lebanon, 155 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: and then how Iran itself will respond, You know, they've talked. 156 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: Now they've made a pretty declarative statement. Are they going 157 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:00,839 Speaker 1: to follow through on or not? Those are all the 158 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: big questions. 159 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. So, as Zager mentioned, of course, we're 160 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 2: going to continue to monitor today. We'll also, of course 161 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 2: have complete coverage for you tomorrow on the main Breaking 162 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 2: Points show. Thanks so much, guys for trusting us to 163 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 2: cover this story the best of our ability. We take 164 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 2: that responsibility very seriously, and we will see you guys 165 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 2: very soon. 166 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: That's right, we'll see you tomorrow.