so, but that is really police hardly responding to complaints made by palestinians itself, of violence levels, family and friends now joined the many, all the thousands of palestinians who gave up hope for justice. long ago, the december days saved, they had fired of a rush of rockets from lebanon to northern israel. 2 people were wounded. the card 0 venue is good to have you with us. this is elsa 0, live from the also coming up. no end to the blood shed, no end to the destruction refugee camps for you and run school and residential neighborhoods in gaza or coming under is really attack. one of the main health

facilities in northern garza is on the verge of collapse. the indonesian hospital has run out of fuel for its generators. the sustained attacks against palestinians in the occupied west bank is really settlers burned down homes, insurance. the we're going to go straight to the us secretary of state was in the us. the parting for israel. right now, he was speaking moments ago to the press as he embarks on a new, on the ground round of diplomacy. this anthony blanket. wrapping everyone. we are heading back to the middle east setting israel, heading to jordan with 3 principal goals. and my 1st to talk to is really government about the ongoing campaign against on last terrace organization.

as we said from the start, israel has not only the right but the obligation to defend itself. and also to take steps to try and make sure that this never happens again. we also sit very clearly and repeatedly that, how is real does this matters. we will focus as well on steps that need to be taken to protect civilians who are in the crossfire of a mazda is making. and we want to look at concrete steps that can be taken to better protect them. we seen in ration days palestinian civilians continue to bear the brunt of this this action. and it's important that the united states is committed to making sure everything possible is done to protect civilians. at the same time, we are determined that this conflict not spread. and we'll be talking to both of these early government partners in the region about what all of us are doing to

prevent that from happening. second big objective, of course, is to continue our efforts to get the amount of training assistance in uh, and to get our citizens and nationals out of guys. and in terms of your monitoring systems going in, we've been able to establish over the last couple of weeks of efforts to get trucks moving. we've had about 50 to 60 trucks, a day of assistance going in. we need that and want that to increase. and i expect you'll see that in the coming days, at the same time we've been working to make sure that our nationals and other for nations to get out. and over the last 2 days you've seen americans and their families begin to come out of gaza. and we expect that to continue over the coming days. this has been a very deliberate effort on our part, working with other countries to make sure we can get passage out for our citizens and citizens from other countries. of course, were intensely focused every single day on the hostages and taking every possible

step that we can in concert with others to secure their release. 30 finally, we will be talking about how we can set the conditions for a durable, sustainable piece, durable, sustainable security force rallies and palestinians, a light. we're focused on the day off. we also need to be focused on the day after and so and conversations, but we'll be having to the course of this this weekend. i expect you'll see a focus there and particularly how we can get overtime to 2 states for 2 peoples, which in our judgment, remains the best guarantor and maybe the only guarantor of a secure jewish and democratic israel and palestinians with the state that they're entitled to so these will be the things that we're focused on, but these are challenging times. these are intensely difficult issues. but i am convinced that american diplomacy can make

a difference in moving everyone to a better place. that's what we work in you. do you assess that israel has shown restraint up to this point and they're offensive in gaza. and what are the concrete steps you'll be pushing them on and are you confident that you'll actually be able to get them given them as well as we set? and it's, and it's important of israel has the right and the obligation to defend itself. and again, to try to make sure that what happened never happens again. no country, no country, not the united states, not anyone else that i can think of what tolerate the slaughter and civilians. so we stand behind that and we send the other up as a proposition. but as democracies, the united states is real. other democracies have a responsibility to do everything possible to protect civilians who may be caught in, you know, one's way. and this, again, is like,

this is across fire. quite literally, a mazda is making the fact that the cynically and monstrously deliberately, has people, men, women, and children as human shields. what's uh, what's its a command post puts its leadership, puts its fighters, puts its weapons, which is munitions underneath the hospital or even inside the schools mosque makes this incredibly challenging. but we have to rise to that responsibility. and so we will be talking about concrete steps that can and should be taken to minimize harm to men, women and children in, in gaza. and this is something that the united states has committed to. i'm not going to get into that. the details here, but it's very much on the agenda. when i see a palestinian child, a boy, a girl pulled from the rubble of

a collapse building that has to be in the got as much of seeing a child is real or anywhere else. so this is something that we have an obligation to respond to and we will today while you're in the region position. so we're determined to prevent escalation on, on any of these fronts, whether it's 11 on northern israel, southern 11, on whether it's the west bank, whether it's anywhere else in the region. and the present has been very clear in what he said publicly. we've been very clear in what we shared privately. we've been very clear in some of the actions we're taking that we're determined to deter

any escalation. so with our partners as well, we're making sure that that message gets through. it's not in anyone's interest, not in anyone's interest for this to escalate and i think some of the other parties involved actually recognize that. but we're going to work on that every single day . what we've seen so far are yet discrete attacks. we've responded as a, as necessary and including on our forces our forces or in the region in syria interact to prevent the resurgence of advice which also should be in everyone's interest. and you saw the actions that we took in response to that. but as i said, were determined to prevent escalation to prevent the spread of this conflict. and we're taking the necessary steps to try to make sure that that happens with regard to um, to what comes next. yeah,

i think understandable. people are very focused on the day of not just the, the day after, but we do have to have conversations now about how we can best set the conditions for a durable, sustainable piece, durable, sustainable security for israelis and palestinians alike. so i expect that uh those are conversations that will have an opportunity to pursue uh over the next couple of days, but this is a long term effort, but we have to make sure that we're focused on it now. thank you. oh, thanks everyone. you have just been listening to the us secretary of state anthony blinking. he's just about the board. his plane currently in the us will be in israel by tomorrow. so another round of diplomacy for america's top diplomat, he will be meeting with these really, leaders is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu, but also meeting other leaders in the region. i want to bring in mike hannah in washington dc. mike, we've both been listening to what blinking had to say,

i'd like to go through the 3. the 3 play ortiz for the us, as blinking embarks on this on this new visit is real and other countries. number one, he said was israel has a right and obligation to defend itself, but how it does so matter. so the us appears to be a, appears to be treading this. this rather fine line now about yes is real can, can, can conduct and prosecute this war and gaza, but it shouldn't killed too many civilians. yes, definitely. that is something that we heard the from the secretary of state. let me just as say something that has just come out of the white house. the president finding has to be meeting with the president of the dominican republic and in response to shots and questions off to its president biden said that a 70 full, dual american kind of spinning and citizens have be moved out of the gaza strip, as is assumed over the border into egypt, but to return to the secretary of state that

a wide range of news conferences on his way to israel making very clear. and this is the 1st time that a us official has actually pulled this up since this conflict began. that the time has come as well to start talking about an in game or a post and game to start talking about the conditions for a lasting piece. now this is something that the secretary of state says he will be discussing incoming days in israel. in his meetings there are also speaking as well about the need for civilians to be protected, saying that civilians are being quoting, this ongoing conflict, and they have to be protected the need for him. not a terry, an aide is absolutely intense. then we've also been hearing pro whitehouse officials about the fact that the secretary of state will be pressing the israeli prime minister for what are the scholars described as re sections of possibilities . these are brief, few monetary imposes, as the officials are saying,

which would allow us to pull captives to be removed out. and also for humanitarian supplies, to be moved in the official saying this will all be determined by duration. how long will these poses laws and location? where will the pauses happen? so this a kind of targeted series of 2 minute terry and pauses with see us is i'm out and which it will be discussing the secretary of state will be discussing with the is really prime minister in the days ahead. look, you mentioned the day after, right, which is what anthony lincoln was talking about. people are focused on the day of which is the fighting now and the war is being conducted. but we also have to talk with you is released tomorrow. this is blinking, speaking about the day after how there can be a durable peace and durable security and palestinians. i believe he said the state the palestinians deserve to live in. is this. i mean, this is a, this is a really broad principle. he gave no details. is there a plan in place? do we know anything more about american diplomacy on this,

or what they might be saying to israel about achieving durable piece after this war? as well throughout this conflict to a pod from the initial week when the statements of the by the administrative sion were purely ones of support for as well. what a merge in subsequent days is a more nuanced reaction in terms of what is going on. and what we heard now from the secretary of state is concrete mission is aimed at as he puts it the day off the now, throughout the recent weeks we put from the bind it administration. that key to this is the 2 state solution. this is being the mantra of the by that administration, which is now once to revisit the secretary of state, making very clear that the framework within which any last in piece will happen has to be within the context of a 2 state solution. now very interesting that the, by the administration and the secretary of state are choosing to talk about this.

now they appear to be moving beyond the immediate conflict to try and look at what is the in game. what happens is, when the conflict is the colts or ceases, oh, is suspended for a period of time. all of these factors we do not know where it is going. what we do know is we put a reiteration of the fundamental bite and administration policy. but any lasting piece, if it has to be secured off to this conflict. ready ended must be based on the 2 state solution. mike hannah reporting from the white house in washington dc. i want to recap what we've heard because we've heard from the white house. we also have news from anthony blinking, you see explained leaving there. that was just moments ago. um, so the recap is this from the white house we just found out from joe biden, who was answering a shouted question that 74 palestinian americans have left the gaza strip. now $74.00 policy and americans have left the gaza strip. remember yesterday and today

the roof a uh, border crossing open to let people out. both people who are critically injured, severely wounded and people who are dual net smells. that's one thing. the other is what we just heard from anthony blinking these pictures there that you're seeing or from maybe about 5 minutes ago. now. he said essentially 3 things. this as he heads to israel on his latest diplomatic tor, he said that the, he's going to talk to israel about how they are conducting the war against him us because in his opinion they have a duty and an obligation to defend themselves. but the way they do so must minimize civilian casualties. that was one. the 2nd objective for the us on this trip is to get more humanitarian aid into the gaza strip and more americans and other nationals so dual nationals out of the gaza strip. number 3, as we were just discussing with mike hannah, there is that the americans also want to talk about a durable piece and about

a palestinian state. what blinking refers to as the day after. so that's what we heard from the america's top diplomat. now i want to tell you about what was happening in the last 90 minutes at the border between israel and 11. not because there's been a serious escalation. there are dozens of rockets were fired at the town of carry out shimoda and israel. earlier from us released the statement saying that it's military wing because some brigade fired 12 rockets from 11 on towards this northern is really town. you're seeing the immediate aftermath of that direct hit there. let's go straight to lee ashton and nicola leave, this is day 27. you've been in this border area on the lebanese side, pretty much since day one. and each time there's a strike, whether it comes from israel or whether it comes from lab and on into israel. we ask ourselves, is this an escalation? is this the status quo? oh, what is the message that is being sent? so phyllis in a lot of sort of today we saw an unprecedented escalation

as well. i just, i know that it's good. it's a fight this. i've launched 1917 just a tax on is really positions ministry positions with guys besides with dr. levine and what they called appropriate weapons. now this also was in part of the with an attack with a couple of drawings on the box, which is a combined box here. and i saw it, i mean, on the is really side. but to on the, on the lebanese is really border, this is one. the other one is the one you mention how much as long she doesn't know for it gets to us is ready thousands in the north. and in fact, that we saw and could be actual number several impacts. maybe you could actually more not hearing that there were a couple of injuries there. so yes, the lebanese is really bored. does a staking and you direction?

and the calculated escalations seem to be escalating more and more. this comes, of course, just 24 hours before the fall of speech. this is one and also as an accumulation over the past 26 days. lebanese front started on the 8th of october, just the day after the 7th of october, and we're still a going from the position of being an operation areas. so step in on to a situation where is that is a war zone. and the beginning it was kind of a 2 kilometers on both sides of the depth. and we've been depleting that for several time. so it's good just to say the 2nd phase was coming to us, the 5 kilometers on both sides. and now that is like 1015 kilometers on both sides . and most importantly is what is using war plays using drones, using different kinds of weapons as well as using now drone explosive, late in drones or at work. it started being launched by high mast or any other

groups uh, functioning from uh south to have been on as well. its been hitting the residential areas maybe on the vicinity, off of villages and towns. but anyway, that had think houses and we have more civilian casualties on the east side. also, as we saw today, how much is hitting or the cassandra gets a little bit on hitting could be actual in a for the 2nd time that has an impact in residential areas. and today that on is really civilians injured. out of the house. i'm reporting from the cora and 711 on on the, on the military escalation that we've seen along the border area. lee, thank you very much for that. and just as a reminder, of course, as well as leader us on this are all i will be speaking tomorrow friday we'll be covering that. now let's go to ellen fisher joining us live from occupied east jerusalem. and i want to talk about diplomacy with blink. and 1st though, i want to find out whether you've got anything to say to us about what we saw and

carry out your modem and the as really side, whether you want to complete anything that lee was saying about that as well. just all are hearing from the is really side, is that 2 people were slightly injured. clearly the pictures are very dramatic and the dominated for the last hour, a lot of the tv channels here. but of course, that's just a small sample of what's been going on, and guys, over the last $26.00 days or so with the these really bombardment. you've got to remember that kind of got some more noise in the northern parts of the country. there's a curious wave of that, that close to the part of that has been evacuated by these really authorities. there's one or 2 people still in those times villages, katya essential services, which would explain why there were 2 casualties. but what's about 6 kilometers from the border, all of those communities, how be moved out to be taken to other accommodation. they've been told they'll be able to return. but that was all done in preparation because of some of the alley attacks from his bowler. and i can sound among these rarely use that there wouldn't

be more as that where in the last few hours. and of course, it won't complicate spaces as well as having the front end guys up, and also in the north against cuz bullet and her boss and lebanon. there was also the attacks just the other day with rockets and drawings being fired from yemen by the who is the so this is a war that is really, is no fighting on several fronts. okay, al, and let's talk about diplomacy. we just heard the, the us secretary of state anthony blinking as he boarded his plane. he will be by now he's flying to where you are. what do you expect from his visit yesterday? just as a, just as a preview, as he was boarding his plane, he said look, we're talking about 3 things we're talking about. how is real conduct this war and minimizing civilian casualties. we're talking about getting more aided and we're talking about the day after and some kind of lasting piece idea in the region. what

more can you complete about what, what, what, how he might be received and how he is really is we'll be hearing that message. those messages but well it says there's a problem for them and it's coming the last hour which has made it clear how difficult is going to be for anthony blinking to talk about as real conducting as for within to monetary and guidelines within the rules of war. and that is from benny guns too many people see is the more moderate member of the film, the war cabinet, normally the leader of the opposition, but it's been cool to into the war cabinet for the duration of the fight and gaza. under the last hour he has said that israel will fight the war. to me, it's acting in accordance with what is right for israel. so that would seem to suggest that they will listen to onto the blinking has to say that aware that he was here, that he helped broker to bite and coming here to express his support in the very early days of this conflict. and they will give him the respect that he deserves as

the secretary of state for the united states. but as far as getting is able to perhaps ease out on the fighting, that seems highly unlikely by the comments that we're getting from benny guns. also, if he's going to ask for regional partners to be involved afterwards. the question of course is how would that be? would it be some kind of peace keeping force, but the united states would want to be part of that they're aware of that would make them a target. it's going to be very difficult to convince any out of countries to be involved in that because that would almost be like endorsing what israel is doing. and of course, the 2 could possibly become targets from people inside guys as well. and the final thing to note is that until the blinking, we've given you evidence on capitol hill earlier this week. i had said that what was important is that there was a plan for the after the end of a mass, perhaps depaula city of authority might take on an enhanced rule. and guys that has been dismissed as rude. an article by him us essentially said that the united

states is once again trying to impose this blueprint of how these things should happen in the middle east without actually speaking to the people in the middle east. all right, elses 0 is alan fish, and thank you very much for all of that is really the is really military has lost 19 soldiers since the beginning of his ground defensive in the gaza. they say that is really forces or very close to god's a city. this is the deepest incursion since is where israel withdrew from gods in 2000. and 9 more than a dozen is really soldiers have been killed since the beginning of israel's ground offensive and gaza. but even southern gaza where people have been asked to evacuate to have come under is really bombardment. sorry god was zoom, is it a fund eunice? in the southern parts of the gaza strip at tar. what's the latest where you are? the yes during the last. so is fred has intense opponent. it's 11 of the apartments in different areas in the territory, starting from the central areas in the state to

a neighborhood where to residential buildings with knots and by these, by the occupation forces where it goes into policies have their reports of killed. also that tax continues in separate areas including the city where we are right now in can you in this district uh who farm is have been at target said thank you buddy is very funny. is eastern area is a penny and a city bomb. it also has renewed into surrounding areas of a hospital and even in the most or neighborhood which is far away, one a kilometer from the ship, a hospital which fits it has to be the main center of medical complex in the territory which it provides with treatment 400 thousands of palestinians till now the usability attacks has claimed the lives of more than 9000 palestinians with more than 22000. others also loans as a till till now uh around uh, around full uh, on a roughly to chilton have been damaged and less than 24 hours. the number of people who are still missing has a, has crossed more than 2 thousands as medical. and even so civil defense,

the mark twain to dig through out the russel in order to risk to them. but because very boom button and continues ever over the territory. i'm sorry, it's uh, almost 530 gmc that means 730 local in the evening where you are. but as we speak is the ross of border crossing still open for people. i mean those were wounded and the dual palestinian nationals for some of them still leading the gaza strip right now. the. yeah. yes. the coordination between the junction us heard his country, a regional accent, and even with the local authorities in the church for you to are trying to play, move a national hold as a national, a possible hold out of the 2 or 3 till now. there are 17 uh there are $74.00 uh, 2 across the whole does have lift the golf course truck also. uh, the engine people has been happening also evacuated from the church or to receive

treatments induced action assigned due to the ability of the medical teams to provide them with a treatment as their injury could not be treated and go to the hospital due to the lack of medical supplies and even to the subject number of victims and even want to people who are requiring different kinds of surgery, surgeries, and sometimes amputation if it was for that. so the situation on the gospel hospital is overwhelmed at the number of the agents who have fled to the how well have you been evacuated to the issue? some slides is still limited in comparison with the total number of injuries it resulted from because without tax gonzalez's trip at tarik was reporting live from hun eunice. that's in the southern part of the gaza strip. thank you so much. sorry for that update. now, just before we break, i want to remind you that you are a sector of state anthony blinking is, has just left for israel. he'll be there tomorrow. and he will says that he will urge the as really government to agree to

a series of brief sessions of military operations in gaza. that's the language coming out of the american diplomacy in order to allow for cap fits to be released . and for aid to be distributed to stay with us, we're back to the top of the hour on the the how we do still have some wet weather in the full cost across the middle east. would you believe we stick a fair bit of cloud the aspect to in a cloud that just go central areas of saudi arabia? patsy raised some showers there, slipping the way into iran, and some showers stabbing to iraq. right out paints of the black sea. may see a shadow to here and contact, but i don't think we'll see too much as we go through the next couple of days. the width of weather will be, was of the central air is a saudi arabia. at this stage,

most of that is generate drive. we have got plenty of sunshine across that eastern side of the mediterranean, pushing right top to the black sea then. but you can see what's coming in behind rolling across the bus. first we've got some very heavy, right, this line of pad and right running into that western side of the guy. we have got a southerly wind, always a wind direction, of course, in that room when that's pulling out of the north of africa. tripoli, $36.00 degrees celsius, but there's some brain to around across northern possum, broken northern areas of algae area on the west sleep res. i haven't looked at temperature back to around 25 celsius as we go through fast. i much of it with africa, of course. is driving shy, was creeping away from western parts of the gulf with getting wet to weather rod across the tropics into tens in the, the 102-0000 injuries. 1.4000000 people displaced

the we were just at the christian community and goes are being targeted. no one is saying everyone is set to advantage rates demolitions, a dramatic rise and his radio attacks across the occupied westbank since the stalls of the world garza, the us and the west of criticized israel's actions against palestinians that will they stop it. this is inside store.