so indeed, it's its obligation to defend itself that includes through the additional assistance that we work with congress and we're working with congress now to provide for israel's defense. as well as for urgency amount of training needs and gaza. this right to self defense. indeed, this obligation to self defense belongs to every nation. no country could or should tolerate the slaughter of innocence. you've heard me speak to some of the stories that is rarely have experienced. and october 7th, today we saw additional images, additional footage collected by these really government from video cameras on the terrace of others and

communities that were attacked. it remains almost beyond the human capacity the process to digest. i saw, for example, the family on a keyboard to father 2 young boys, maybe 10 or 11 years old, grabbing, pulling them out of their living room, going through their very small backyard and into a shelter. followed seconds later by a terrorist who throws a grenade into that small shelter. and that is the father come staggering out, shoots him down, and then the boys come out and they run into, into their house. and the camera in the house is filling everything. and they're crying. where's daddy?

one says, the other says they killed daddy. where's my mommy? and then the terrace comes in us and casually opens the refrigerator and starts the front. that's what we're dealing with. and it is striking. and in some way, shocking that the roots, ality of the slaughter, has receded so quickly in the memories of so many but not in this room. and not in america. 35 americans were murdered that day as well. and more than 204 nationals from 35 countries. i've returned to the region to engage in intense diplomacy with our partners to try to help ensure that an attack like october 7th never happens again. and in doing so that we for

a different future, a very different future for those rallies and palestinians alike that out of this tragedy emerge has a better tomorrow for both peoples. and for the region. there are a number of important steps that we can indeed we must take now to help make that possible. first, we need to continue to prevent escalation of this conflict. it spread to other areas in other theaters united states has and we will continue to respond to a tax by runs proxies to defend our personnel and the regent personnel who are here interact and in syria. to help prevent the resurgence devices, we will do what is necessary to deter and as i said, respond to any attacks. partners throughout the middle east and beyond have a critical role to plan of earning escalation. and that will be a major focus of my conversations throughout this trip. second,

we need to do more to protect palestinian civilians sleeping, clear that as his real conduct his campaign to defeat him. us how it does so matters. it matters because it's the right and lawful thing to do matters because failure to do so plays into the hands of from us and other tear groups. there will be no partners for peace if they are consumed by him, had turned catastrophe and alienated by any proceeds in difference to their play. this is what binds us as human beings. i've seen images to a palestinian children and boys and girls pulled from the wreckage of buildings. when i see that when i look into their eyes through the tv screen, i see my own children. how can we not? mazda doesn't care. one second or one iota for the welfare for the well being of

the palestinian people. it cynically and monstrously uses them as human shields. putting us commanders in command posts, its weapons and ammunition. within or beneath residential buildings, schools, mosques, hospitals, but civilians should not suffer the consequences for its end humanity and its brutality. we provided is real advice that only the best of friends can offer on how to minimize civilian deaths while still achieving its objectives of finding and finishing him off terrace and their infrastructure of violence. today i spoke with prime minister netanyahu and other senior officials about concrete steps to do that . present biden's consistently stressed the need for his role to operate according to international humanitarian law. i also want to size that the protection of civilians must take place. not just in gaza, but also in the west bank where incitement and extend his violence against

palestinians must be stopped and perpetrators held accountable cert. we need to substantially and immediately increase the sustained slo humanitarian assistance in the gaza. and getting american citizens and other farm nationals out of guys. since we reached agreement with israel, egypt in the united nations 2 weeks ago and mechanisms to enable, he met a train a to begin reaching civilians. indeed, we have scaled up deliveries. we've gone from 0 to now over a 100 trucks going into the gaza through the rapid crossing every day. but this is still not enough. i spoke to is really leaders about tangible steps that can be taken to increase the sustain delivery of food, water medicine fuel another central needs while putting in place motors to prevent diversion by him, us and other terrorist groups. we've identified mechanisms to enable fuel to reach hospitals and other needs in the south. israel has raised appropriate concerns,

concerns that we share about a mazda supporting and siphoning of fuel in northern guys. again, it's cynicism knows no bounds, denying fuel itself that it has. the hospitals in other places, but desperately needed meetings with the regional partners. i'll continue conversations about getting assistance to flow, including with help from united nations. over the last several days, us citizens foreign nationals and critically wounded palestinian civilians have begun to transferred out of gauze. we expect more to leave over the coming days. even as these people are able to exit guys that we remain relentlessly focused on securing the release of hostages, including american citizens. we discussed these ongoing efforts today. our deputy special representative for hostage affairs, steve dylan, who came with me on my 1st visit a couple of weeks ago, has remain here on the ground to helping our people home and also to work with

their families. as we believe that each of these efforts would be facilitated by humana train pauses by arrangements on the ground to increase security for civilians and permit the more effective and sustained delivery of humanitarian assistance. that was an important area of discussion today which is really leaders . how, when, and where these can be implemented, what work needs to happen, and what understand he's must be reached. now we recognize this will take time to prepare and coordinate as well with international partners. a number of legitimate questions were raised in our discussion. stay, including how to use any period of pause to maximize the volume monitoring systems . how to connect applause to the release of hostages. how to ensure that a mazda doesn't use these bosses or arrangements to its own advantage. these are issues that we need to tackle urgently. and we believe that can be solved. we've agreed to have our teams continue to discuss practice solutions. i've instructed

our special edwards for middle east humanitarian issues, david satterfield, who's been doing remarkable work here of the last couple of weeks to continue these discussions. ultimately, we believe this can be a critical mechanism for protecting civilians. while enabling israel to achieve subject is defeating em, us finally, and importantly, even as we work toward progress on each of these urgent needs, we're focused on setting the conditions for durable and sustainable peace and security. united states continues to believe that the best bible path, the, the only path is through a 2 state solution that's the only guarantor of a secure jewish and democratic is really the only guarantor, a palestinians realizing their legitimate right to live in a state of their own enjoying equal measures, so security, freedom, opportunity, and dignity. the only way to end a cycle of violence once and for all. and it's precisely now

us in the darkest moments that we have devised hardest to preserve the past. the stability of security of opportunity, of integration, of prosperity and a peace. not tomorrow, not after the war, but today. thank you. first question, goes to leon bruno with mt. eh, how you doing? hi sir. thank you for doing as was the secretary. uh you mentioned it in your opening speech uh of course. and yesterday also you said that you were, it was urgent or concrete measures needed to be taken to use the faith of the palestinians civilians. what assurances did the prime minister benjamin netanyahu gives you this morning in your thoughts? us? and then also on the issue of humanitarian pauses that you say you have discussed.

and i understand that you said you don't know where, how it went. but could you give us a little bit more details on what you mean by that? exactly. i mean, is it is stop bombings or where, what have you been? so if you give us some details on that, and then last question very quickly, there was a strike jerry, yesterday on a piece office in casa, where we have a look continued live feed. for since the beginning of the conflict of the year apparently or missile strikes here, there's serious damage to our office. there are times like your thoughts on that, please basically on thank you very much. a few things in response. first, when it comes overall to to mandatory assistance, these really government is committed to providing that assistance weren't able to get assistance more accurately, to get to people in gaza. and as i said,

just over the last 2 weeks, we've gone from nothing getting in through the rafa gates an hour, i think, uh, just today uh, well over a 100 trucks. and as i said, that's significant progress in the space of a couple of weeks. but it's also insufficient, and there's a recognition not only by us of that fact, but also by the israeli government, as well as our children partners, as well as the united nations. so we're looking at very concrete, practical ways to widen the aperture, to significantly increase the assistance is getting in the food, the medicine, the water, fuel, other critical needs for people who through no fault of their own, are in desperate, desperate need. and we had a good conversation about that today. again, investor satterfield who's here is working on this every single day. but i'm confident based on the conversations we had, that you'll see the further increase and the assistance that's getting in to people

who need it. with regard to the amount of train pauses again, we see this as a way of further facilitating the ability to get assistance in to make sure that the resources are in place as well. to absorb the, the system, the system is coming in to make sure that he gets to the people who need it. we see it as a way also, and very importantly of creating a better environment in which hostages can be released. and this is a very important piece. so as i mentioned already, and i won't, i won't repeat it. there are a number of very important practical questions that go along with this uh, that we've agreed to, to discuss and, and work on. we've agreed that our teams will continue to talk about this in the days ahead. and from our perspective, this can be

a critical way to advance many of the interest that i that i discussed earlier. i haven't seen the details about the the, the strikes building on that you alluded to the hit the f t office and gaza and let me just say and say again that as we stand strongly for his heels, right and obligation to defend itself. we also believe that it's vitally important how israel does this, including with the highest regard for the protection of civilians. and that of course, includes journalists, journalists, who are doing extraordinary work under the most dangerous conditions to tell the story to the world. something that we deeply admire, deeply respect and we want to make sure that they're protected this. the next question goes to korean betsel with the channel 12. thank you. thank you. so i could separate everything and for being here. the 2 issues house on the front of

the secretary general since paula is talking right now. if the following his page or his remarks and other front window open in the north. when the us actually use it's fire power in the region, not only to deter but also to destroy target the live and on or if needed in iran. and on the hostages, a divide in administration is austin gaze around for a temporary pose. and we understand it is not the ceasefire, but the do you have any guarantees, any assurance that the, this temporary policy will lead to hostage release? and i know you wouldn't hear the family of the hostages today, also the curiosity. and if may it, can you assure us that the, the united states was not told either way before the main objective of this well, we'd fulfill which is eliminated from us. thank you. thank you. let me take

a 2nd question 1st. there are no guarantees about any.