1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Joining us now from Jerusalem is the Deputy mayor of Flora. 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Hassan no Home. Deputy Mayor, thank you for joining us. 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: It's been a pretty horrific weekend. Have we gone to 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: the bottom of how this was possible? Intelligence wise? 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 2: I think that the whole country is still wondering and 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 2: in shock and in trauma how this could have happened. 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: We don't understand it. We have a border with Gaza, 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 2: we left Gaza in two thousand and five, there's no occupation, 9 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 2: and we really don't understand how a secure border, with 10 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 2: Israel's technology and Israel's very experienced army, how this could 11 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 2: have happened. How they could have come in, gone in 12 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: people's homes, killed babies in their beds, kidnapped old women. 13 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 2: It's incomprehensible, and we're still waking up and hoping. It's 14 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: a nightmare. 15 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: Who is to blame for this? In terms of the 16 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: intelligence that was not picked. 17 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: Up, I really can't tell you. I'm not privy to 18 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 2: the type of intelligence information. But what I can tell 19 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 2: you is that once we get the situation under control, 20 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: and once we can return the hostages, then there will 21 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: definitely be inquiries and investigations as to how this happened 22 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: and how this should never happen again. 23 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: A Deputy mayor, what do you think happens next next? 24 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: Do you think that this escalates? So I know there's 25 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: questions about an involvement from Iran, which is not one 26 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: hundred percent verified yet. I think a lot of people 27 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: are hoping for the best, but we could see the worst. 28 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 2: Look. First of all, the US is sending troops already 29 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 2: to the region, which is a message to Iran saying 30 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 2: you'll get involved and will get involved, and so that's 31 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 2: encouraging for us, and I think at the moment, the 32 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: priority is first of all to get the forty terrorists 33 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: that are still running around the south of Israel. We 34 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: need to get them out. There are still gun battles 35 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 2: happening with terrorists that infiltrate in the south of Israel, 36 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: so that's the first priority. The second priority, of course, 37 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: is to stop bringing back the hostages, either by force negotiation. 38 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 2: I really don't know what's best, but Israel, we value 39 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 2: life and every life is important here and we have 40 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 2: to do our utmost to return the innocence. They have 41 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 2: to understand that these terrorists came in to kill innocence. 42 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 2: There's never been a situation, there's never been a higher 43 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: toll of citizen debts than what we've seen in the 44 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 2: last forty eight hours. In the history of the State 45 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: of Israel, normally combatants are the majority of the killed 46 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 2: and there's collateral damage. In this case, it's been completely 47 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 2: the opposite, Deputama. 48 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: There's also a growing number of international airlines that are 49 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: suspending flights to Israel. What does that mean for Jerusalem. 50 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 2: Well, you know, I'm dealing with the tourists that are 51 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 2: stuck here at the moment. We had a big Christian 52 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 2: festival last week, We've had Jewish high holidays. There are 53 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: many tourists that are stuck in Jerusalem that are trying 54 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 2: to get home, So that's our first priority. Then, of 55 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: course it's the people counseling flights. We can't blame them 56 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 2: for counseling flights. And it's also the returning Israelis. We 57 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: need to get Israelis back home. Many of them are 58 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 2: essential personnel who were on holiday and they're trying to 59 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 2: get back home. The Israeli carrier Allal is still of 60 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 2: course flying everywhere. Some of the foreign airlines are flying 61 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 2: some are not. We can understand that, and so it's 62 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 2: a question of getting back our citizens and helping the 63 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 2: tourists go home. 64 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for Hasanahom. They're the deputy mayor 65 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: of Jerusalem.