we have to intervene to turn those around and that's what we did april. >> we are going to break away to continue our 45 year to coverage u.s. senate about to travel in to what we expect to be a short session today. live coverage on c-span two. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., october 15, 2024. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby

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always follow those provisions >> i hope you will accept my apology. [laughter] it is important to be clear that is because we saw the situation change, i think the promise of the question is that the situation has been static. it hasn't been static. in april to make clear humanitarian assistance we saw

an increase in the sustained for a period of time but not long enough and he came back down so we are going to respond as they happened. when military assistance increases at an acceptable level you will see us raising concerns only see it on the ground and humanitarian assistance at the lowest it's been, it's appropriate to intervene. >> israeli arguments provide fuel for hamas. >> there are security concerns that make it difficult to deliver aid and led to humanitarian assistance but the

answer is not to stop the flow of food and water and babies and children can survive. the ultimate answer is to establish governing authority in gaza and provide safety and security long-term political path forward. the answer cannot penalize it is it civilians depend on food, water and medicine to live. >> does the u.s. feel of the time you targets to strike?

>> we had a number of conversations that are ongoing and i will stick with the policies so will not speak to that publicly. >> is the u.s. stance calling for cease-fire in gaza and not for northern israel? >> we do continue cease-fire but to be clear, the cease-fire agreement that includes the release of hostages and when it comes to lebanon through automatic solutions that will change. >> there's no active call for cease-fire? there is a gaza? exactly because he was northern lebanon and the way it does not see gaza? >> a right to attack and degrade the continues just over the

border from northern israel. we want to see a diplomatic solution. finally agreed for 18 years and it doesn't change which is a cease-fire agreement. >> intervening is too low.

in the month of october and they were great. we have been having a number of ongoing conversations about the serious decrease of humanitarian assistance. we did not see our concerns addressed. >> with regard to action israel

has to take in order to clear and make sure they aren't the steps we want to see them take it ultimately what is important and food and water and medicine and humanitarian assistance they need. >> do not going to laugh but. >> israel with 30 days on the measures.

>> beyond what is laid out. >> the phone call where the urgent situation. >> we have not seen will sufficient results that you weeks. the world topical. exercise. >> it is quite clear we want it changed immediately. the secretary sent a letter sunday humanitarian assistance yesterday and who want to seek changes in 30 days but immediately.

the letter calls for agreement on what actions it will be a mess out something overnight so it could take and never changes were informative. >> the washington post reported. it everything. and i asked about this last week and he said they wouldn't formalize this. >> what happened the last strike was horrifying. we understand the difficult environment in which it operates but the result is it was deeply

disturbing. we all know horrifying to see people purged to death. we've made clear here is concerned about the matter. >> horrifying enough? >> i cannot make an assessment, should the process we have to go through. >> is going on everyday. the method based on the horses, we have continued to get fired over the line not just israel but hamas making difficult decisions and continues to be the case cannot the marketing

table. >> we are committed to desire the president laid out and it was endorsed, absolutely headquarter in jerusalem. >> we made clear over sometime the governor of israel with this internationally and make that clear. >> they are with buffer zones in the west.

>> they are little national law and they don't just harm palestinians, they don't result real threat to security and long-term peace and security and stability, they will have to pursue a different program. >> the strikes in lebanon and the horrific ways north of leblanc and in this is. >> i can't speak to the circumstances around that

physically strike. it is extremely troubling. >> there was a call can you give us something on the? remark speaking to prime minister friday may clear they want to seek resolution between his israel and hezbollah and we will that to include 1701 continue to support including lebanese armed forces medical work for stability of the country and we want to see lebanon choose a new president and is 11 people to make that decision and move forward that process and that's we want to see them do.

>> and might not be from a is the message? >> it wasn't a question about commercial, it's what we have been provided so u.s. government organized for nearly two weeks now and we have seen for two weeks the decrease in the number of american business and family members who have taken those flights provided 22 of the flames around 1200 on them and i think the last time was 1100 and we have had only 150 people felt a little he said we would have those flights as long as they were there for it and make clear american citizens they may not