edward. the israeli government is under new pressure from the families of hostages. some of the 129 people still being held by hamas in gaza. netanyahu spoke before the parliament. in the gallery, the family members there heckling him calling for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. netanyahu tried to explain to his country this war will go on for likely more months as comes as the chief of staff in israel announced that this will be an operation that is expanding on the ground. israeli faces are trying to wrap up their efforts in the northern part of if gaza strip and facing fierce resistance in the central and certain part of gaza, specifically around gaza's second largest city where large cells like hamas and smaller organizations are engaging israeli forces over the past weekend. the israelis had one of the deadliest weekends since this conflict began. the factions inside gaza are using things like rpgs and roadside bombs to target israeli troops as they continue to go after hamas leadership inside gas. edward? >> edward: thanks, trey. the goal of wiping out ha

well, when you have edward israely officials who have made public statements. when it comes to expressing their aim to actually deprive uh the uh civilians in the gaza strip from things like water, fuel and food. these are statements that many israeli officials have uh basically reflected um when it comes to what they're doing, then does that make them accountable and therefore uh open to prosecution? uh, one of the difficulties at the moment is that the whole issue of international law has been cast aside not just by israel, but also by its backers, the united states in particular, uh, the un charter is being ignored and being beached very seriously, it's what, i think quoting from the genocide convention 1948, in the present convention genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy in whole or in part a national, ethical, racial or religious group, such as killing members of the group, causing bodily harm or mental health to members of the group, deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about his physical destruction and hold

from their own land, and it's an act of not only genocide, but ethnic. well, when you have ' edward israely officials who have made public statements uh when it comes to expressing their aim to actually deprive uh the uh civilians in the gaza strip from things like water, fuel and food. these are statements that many israeli officials have uh basically reflected um when it comes to what they're doing, then does that make them accountable and therefore uh open to prosecution? uh, one of the difficulties at the moment is that the whole issue of international law has being cast aside not just by israel, but also by its backers, the united states in particular. the un charter is being ignored and being beached very seriously. it's what, i think quoting from the genocide convention 1948. in the present convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy in whole or and part a national, ethical, racial or religious group. such as killing members of the group, causing serious body harm or mental health to members of the group, deliberately inflicting on the group,

israeli supremacy, right? that was rasheid, the edward said professor of modern arab studies at colombia. university and the author of the hundred years war on palestine, which is probably the best book for putting the current conflict in context. i want to thank the real news network and its production team, cameron grenadino, adam colie, david hebden and kayla rovera, you can find me at chrishedges.substack.com. every time the yemeni navy succeeds in preventing the passage of ships headed towards the occupation sports and thorts attempts to break the blockade on the entity, it reassures the free people of the world. the closure of the red sea to ships colluting with the enemy turns into a heroic festival teaching the us and zionist israel harsh lessons and threatening them with more successive blows, capable of breaking their alliances and coersive global policies. despite the reluctance of global military powers, the balance has been shifting and the access of resistance is gaining strength as a regional force capable of defeating zinanist israel, the united states and their allies. yemen humiliates zionist isr

add, to make houthi attacks an international issue that has nothing to do with the israeli hamas war. so -- >> edward: so its messaging. changing the messaging that we're giving to the other countries. it's not about war. it's about commerce. >> it's not just about commerce. it's about freedom of the seas. frankly those nations minimizing their actions to counter the houthis attacks against international shipping are embarrassment to the community of freedom loving nations around the world. 20 countries have signed up for the maritime task force. eight have refused to publicly acknowledge their participation. so you know, this is about freedom of operating in common domains. every nation should be concerned with that. that's why this task force exists. >> edward: i want to step back and ask you about the attacks themselves. is this another sign that iran, they could be more bold, that the u.s. will not really strike back and the other countries are also holding up their hands saying we're involved around we'll help out, too? >> well, let's talk about deterrence. in just a bit more detail. it's a word

israeli supremacy. right. that was rasheid halidi the edward said professor of modern. arab studies at colombia university and the author of the hundred years war on palestine, which is probably the best book for putting the current conflict in context. i want to thank the real news network and its production team, cameron granadino, adam coley, david hebden and kayla rovera, you can find me at chrishedges.substack.com. this week's africa today program focuses on israel's evil transactions in africa. the list is endless. it includes sell of weapons to the south african apartide regime to kill african freedom. fighters, looting congo's minerals and selling weapons to conflict readen african countries, hold winking african countries with dubious agricultural projects. this racist regime is now taking desperate africans to farms in occupied palestine amid the us-israeli genocidal war on gaza. press tvs news and brief the military wing of the palestinian resistance moving hamas says its fighters have destroyed 41 israeli military vehicles in a matter of 72 hours. it says re

israelis. back to you. larry: edwardy want, he wants money on the border to process migrants. the republicans do not want processing. they want strong measures as you said to stop the flow! >> reporter: right. larry: really, processing? >> reporter: you nailed it, larry. they will add judges. they want to add processors to get things in. there is a little bit of money there for border security but mainly too get the flow into the united states faster it. larry: it will never wash. we had senator katie britt on. gop in the senate, mitch mcconnell!, not exactly a far-right conservative is putting his foot down, so this battle i think will go on. edward lawrence, thank you as always for great reporting. now we're going to turn to the ground in israel as idf forces are moving into gaza's second largest city, yunis. nate foy has the latest from northern israel. nate, thank you ever so much for helping us. what can you tell us, sir? >> reporter: well, larry you said it, idf forces are in the heart of hahn yunis. they have enci

edward: happy new year. meanwhile the situation in the middle east continuing to escalate as the israeli not very chief warns the war will last, quote, many more months, fears of a widening conflict. trey yingst is in southern israel. >> reporter: we do understand the israeli operation inside gaza is expected to last several more months. the chief of staff explained israeli operations are now shifting to the central and southern part of gaza. as israeli forces go after hamas's leadership, still being held by hamas inside gaza. israeli forces operating in the area where they told the civilian population in gaza to go. despite the 8 entering the gaza strip it is not enough for the civilians living there. take a look at the most vulnerable gazans. day 82 of the conflict between israel and hamas. it is especially challenging for some of gaza's residents. a deaf woman whose daughter has autism. war is very difficult. i see people upset and it is hard for them. i struggle a lot. hardly any food and it is challenging to find supplies. united nations estimates 1.9 million palestinians are eternally displaced, many l

israeli idf is punishing hamas murders now throughout gaza. meanwhile iran terrorist proxies hit u.s. military assets in the middle east. our own edward lawrence is live at the white house. reporter: state department and white house briefing here and jake sullivan national security adviser and two big themes and the criticism of the u.s. and at min strait and about 90 minutes ago, the state department addressed what the u.s. shown about the atrocitied committed on weapon for october 7. >> we've been briefed on a number of findings and we don't of course have our own independent assessments to make and no people on the ground conducting the assessments and hamas has committed atrocities both on october 7 and since october 7 and we only condemn those atrocities and support israel's actions to hold hamas accountable for them. reporter: iran poking the eye of the united states again. uss kearney shot down -- uss carney shot down drones in the red sea and at least 75 times u.s. troops in positions have been attacked since october 17 and national security adviser jake sullivan says the u.s. is discussing ways on how to respond. >> we have e

aaron blake, donna edwards, and cornell belcher, thanks so much for that insight. >>> israeli officials sounding the alarm and warning the war with hamas could soon spread. a former deputy u.s. national security adviser joins me. you're replacing me? customize and save with liberty bibberty. he doesn't even have a mustache. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ right now get a free footlong at subway. like the new deli heroes. buy one footlong in the app, get one free. it's a pretty big deal. kinda like me. order in the subway app today. (dad) it's our phone bill... kinda like me. we pay for things that we don't need. (mom) that's a bit dramatic. (dad) we must tighten our belts! (mom) a better plan to save is verizon! (vo) that's right! plans start at $25 per line guaranteed for 3 years. only on verizon. my frequent heartburn had me taking antacid after antacid all day long but with prilosec otc just one pill a day blocks heartburn for a full 24 hours. for one and done heartburn relief, prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. >>> welcome bac

edward lawrence, we appreciate it. so as iranian-backed terrorists continue to hit u.s. military assets, most recently iranian-backed houthi militia targeting israeli commercial ships as well as the uss carney, baden national security advisor jake sullivan made this virtually unintelligible statement in the white house press room today. take a listen to this one. >> the president and i along with secretary blinken and director burns will stay in touch with our israeli and qatari counterparts and egyptian counterparts to press hamas on this issue. hamas is refusing to release civilian women who should have been part of the agreement. it is that refusal bill hamas that has caused the end of the hostage agreement and therefore the end of the pause in hostilities. larry: so, let me get this right, mr. sullivan. presumably speaking for president biden, you're going to stay in touch, quote, unquote, with our counterparties in israel, qatar and egypt to press hamas on the issue of hostages? sure, right. we're going to sit down at a long white clothed rectangular table like in a well-appointed restaurant to talk calmly with the cutthroat murders of hamas.

israeli authorities as he and his family fled gaza. his son is an american citizen. he is a columnist, teacher, and founder of the edwardid library in gaza. also the author of the winning book of poetry "things you may find hidden in my ear: poems from gaza." we are broadcasting from dubai in the united arab emirates at cop28. our next guest calls this a cabal of oil producers not a climate summit. we will speak with a renowned climate scientist kevin anderson and find out why he is not here. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "tuffah" by yusor hamed ft. maysa daw. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: we are broadcasting from cop28, the united nations climate summit in dubai, united arab emirates. today is a day of rest as the two-week conference reaches its halfway point and negotiations begin nearly 200 countries begin to take shape. this is u.n. climate chief simon stiell. >> we can only overcome the climate crisis by pitching business as usual. it is just a start. now all governments must give their negotiators marching orders. we need high

edward lawrence. first nate foy on the ground in israel with all the latest. nate, what can you tell us? >> idf is fighting hamas terrorists and an israeli civilian was killed on the northern border after an attack by hezbollah terrorists coming from lebanon. two months after the octoberth attack this entire country is feeling the effects of this war but the focus remains in gaza. take a look at this video. today the idf confirms they took out two senior hamas operatives that helped plan the october 7th attack that happened during a strike on a hamas command center. israeli forces continue to fight hamas weapons, fighters in civilian buildings. the cost is not coming without a cost both to innocent palestinian life and israeli troops. idf announced that former chief of staff's son was killed in the fighting. farther south the israeli air force is pounding hamas targets in the border city of rafah. this was one of the final places in gaza where palestinians can seek refuge from airstrikes, but that is no longer the case after the idf says hamas fired rockets from there next to u.n. facilities. hezbollah launched a anti-tank missile into i