austin: good afternoon, everybody. we have been talking almost daily by phone so it's good to see you once again in person. it's good to be back in israel. even in these difficult days. especially in these difficult days. this is my fourth visit to israel as secretary of defense and my second time since october 7. i know israel has been profoundly changed from where you were on october 6. i am here with a clear message. american support for israeli security is unshakable and israel is not alone. in a time of warning, a real friend shows up. i know how terrible these days have been for the israeli people and i know october 7 touched everyone in this small democracy. let me again extend my deepest condolences to the minister, who has been sitting shiva for his 25-year-old son and mourning his nephew after they both fell in gaza. on october 7, hamas committed one of the worst atrocities in the history of modern terrorism. as president biden said, it was an act of sheer evil. innocent young people at a concert were massacr

austin. - what you got?thing. - [austin] oh man. - you see how short and fat it is? - yeah. - it looks like a 69 caliber but it's real short. - yeah. - and there was one bullet that was like that during the civil war. - yeah? - and it was from france. have you got a knife with you? - yeah, i got one right here. - all right, if this has a triangle instead of a round cone-shaped plug in it, it's for sure the french bullet and these were only used by the confederates. - [austin] oh, really? - hey, it's a triangle. - oh, look at that. - yeah, look at that. i've dug thousands of bullets. - yeah? - and that's the first one i've ever actually laid my eyes on. yes, yes, yes. - oh ho, let's go. - i mean, that came on a ship from france all the way to the confederacy, around the blockades, came ashore somewhere, charleston or wherever and i bet it was just a few thousand of 'em. - yeah. - you know? hey, this is joy to the world. [austin laughs] [detector beeps] - this was a good signal. there it is. lookie there, i kn

now we have lloyd austin for the 2nd time. what's the latest has been coming out of his meetings in his room? well, probably the latest of a parade of us officials and some politicians who have been bringing the same message that is they support israel, the not calling for a c spot, but there are too many civilians being killed. and the us is expecting these riley's to move to a separate phase of lower intensity phase of this conflict. and we're hearing that the us is expecting it to do that in weeks ra, the the months. israel so far hasn't been listening. but when austin came is 1st was it just after a few days after october the 7th event and sold these rarely defends chief and the head of the military. you have got too many troops stationed on the board. instead, you should be using strategic asked, strikes, pick out senior. how much lead is israel didn't listen. it launched this full bull assaults on gauze of is still going on to this day. and only last month, boston want these riley's, but if you drive the civilians into t

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in this case, secretary austin actually benefits from having been general austin previously. no one on the face of the earth has had more experience in command, dealing with this than lloyd austin. he became the deputy commander in iraq during the surge and then he became the overall commander. there was a lot of fighting going on throughout iraq. and then he was the head of central command where the u.s. role was more air force oriented. but we helped rebuild the iraqi army after it was decimated by isis. other people had key roles in that fight as well. his record was not perfectly successful. it was a tough fight, but he has learned from experience the difficulty of carrying out these kinds of urban campaigns in modern times, given the weaponry. i think the basic point that there is no military silver bullet -- it is about how fast u.n. decisively. i like to hope that his quiet style, combined with his firm but resolute demeanor is getting the message through to the israelis. urban fights are -- nothing about modern technology has made them any easier. titles pose a partic

and allen lloyd austin is just the latest us official to be visiting israel. do we expect him to put any more pressure on israel than others from the us and ministration? the know you've got to stuck out what the others have said from joe biden. but the president himself from the national security advisor jake sullivan, who was here just a few days ago on to the blinking the secretary of state and the. busy austin, in the old academy, the same message that israel has the right to defend itself, the right to attack and go after him us. but it has to carry out its populations in line with international law and also try and reduce the number of civilian casualties. yet we have continued to see a tax on hospitals. the rising debt total, including the number of children attacks on chuck chosen mosques as well. and even the shooting of people who are holding white flags and or putting to surrender. so the test will be whether at the united states is know, getting more serious about this and actually threatening red lines. sanctions, things that they want to see from

so what are we expecting from lloyd austin's visit? banner of the rob lloyd austin joins operate of us officials on some politicians with a very similar message. they support israel and not calling for c spot, but there are too many civilian casualties. lloyd austin is the military money to brings with them a wealth of or thoughtful stock, general a wealth of military experience. it was involved in the early days in american fighting with the taliban in afghanistan is involved in the us planning to retake most so from iceland, so he knows about of and will 5, right at the beginning of this conflict just a few days after october, 7th, he told these right of the military, um, the head of the defense is around. you have too many troops stationed on the board that you should be using, targeted as strikes at how much these main military, how much is main leadership is riley's didn't listen them. they went in full bore on a still continues barry, intense and campaign. so the more pressure on israel to change talkin. austin bloomed in decembe

but we've had from lloyd austin that is team. and they say it is up to israel to decide when they move on to the next stage of the war, which isn't as intense as we saw as best, but perhaps becomes much more targeted and it's operation. and so if israel decides to change the way it's conducting the work that will only become a problem in time, and then it would be more or then just be spinning from the american. but lloyd austin is aware of that is bill if losing support globally. we could see that with the you and both the talk of another one coming in the next few days. and this pressure to and benjamin netanyahu intentionally, mainly because of what happened over the last 3 days. the desk of 3 captives shot dead as they tried to give themselves up to the people who would be to save them. and that has put benjamin netanyahu under more pressure that he's been under since october this up. it's still anything use in israel. what could have been a moment to celebrate no a national tragedy. 3 men held captive in gaza, cutting white

so what is lloyd austin achieved on this visit? so it really does seem like washington is trying to send a layered message to israel. here you do have that surface message of unshakable support to israel, but the nice of that surface message is the expectation that the u. s. as is relevant, biggest defense and diplomatic back or that it expects to be listened to. so lord austin, while he was in israel, he reiterated his message about protecting civilians is a moral and strategic imperative. at the same time, his talks with his rarely officials focused on how to scale back is really operations away from heavy aerial bombardment away from the heavy ground operation into gaza into something much more targeted and narrow intelligence driven aimed specifically at homeless leaders. but it is unclear how much israel is taking on is taking on board at the moment. it is not clear whether israel and the u. s. are on the same page with regard to how to prosecute this more with regard to the way forward for gaza. and the associated timelines.

it is welcome to israel, secretary austin. it is not _ welcome to israel, secretary austin. it is not ground war in gaza and have you had any— israel a ground war in gaza and have you had any fun assessment where the current— you had any fun assessment where the current phase stand? ended i may, with regard — current phase stand? ended i may, with regard to the north, israel said on— with regard to the north, israel said on the minister gardens has 'ust said on the minister gardens has just repeated that it will attack lebanon — just repeated that it will attack lebanon if there won't be a acceptable solution that will include _ acceptable solution that will include hezbollah withdrawal north to the _ include hezbollah withdrawal north to the villa tania trevor, and there were _ to the villa tania trevor, and there were quite — to the villa tania trevor, and there were quite confident last week that such solution can't be achieved. what _ such solution can't be achieved. what is — such solution can't be achieved. what is that us version if israel attacks— what is that us version if is

but the inspection takes us a double sided one. secretary austin talks about ukraine. he talks non stop about why collective punishment is all crime. why is the bombardment of, of, of residential buildings in hot gave is or crime. but the destruction of it has a bunch of good things and goes out nothing the the collective punishment. so guy is nothing he talks about about human shields. really, always spoken about the human she 70 days later when we know that the man standing next to it, mr. cologne was clear from the very beginning that they wouldn't be collective punishment that the palestinians would it be denied food, fuel, electricity, etc. right? because the human animals and last but not least has the issue of that, the buckle. there is not a condition that is a good knock at you if it's objective, despite the incredible suffering that it still has months to go, which would be completely unacceptable to the international community and that the united states. and is it i that i selected the stand alone today? it's not that have mass versus the world today. this i

and with israel's defense administered a lot at a press conference. austin said that they had discussed ways to transition from major combat operations to lower intensity warfare in the battle against moss mos. you may remember for a group considered by terrorists, considered a terrorist organization by numerous countries. austin reiterated that is real, does have the right to defend itself, but they also stress that it has an obligation to trying to protect civilian lines . protecting palestinian civilians and gaza is both a moral duty and a strategic imperative. so we will continue to stand up for israel's bedrock right to defend itself. and we will also continue to urge the protection of civilians during conflict and to increase the flow of humanitarian aid and to gosh, that's important. this is real fights to dismantle the homeless, tara, tara is infrastructure. industrial journalist, semi circle in jerusalem, followed that press conference. so the secretary austin was talking not only about the humanitarian aid that has to go into the gaza strip and not only about the palestinian l

secretary austin is meeting with israeli officials. he is expected to push them to define milestones clearly in this war against hamas, as the united states urges israel to do a lot more to limit civilian casualties. a senior defense official tells cnn that austin wants a, quote, very clear articulation of israel's war effort and strategic objectives. joining us now, retired four-star general, former cia director, general david petraeus. thank you so much for being with us, especially at a moment like this, as you see secretary austin in israel for these meetings. we know he wants to find milestones, a sense of what his victory meeans to you, and by te way, how are you going to get there and start really limiting these civilian casualties in gaza. what does success for his trip look like? >> well, with it would be to get answers to the questions that you just raised. this is clearly a very, very tough fight. it's an incredibly difficult battlefield, the most fiendishly difficult context imaginable. the israelis have made progress, clea

austin.he has become more visible in the back and forth between the u.s. and israeli government over what they're doing in gaza. >> hi, joy, thanks for having me. it's been really interesting watching lloyd austin evolve into this moment, in a lot of ways, i think this is a moment that will, sort of, made from. he is uniquely qualified to perform right now. he is a very low-key defense secretary. he doesn't like the limelight. he really took the backseat to general mark milley when he was chairman of joint chiefs of staff. you didn't hear as much from austin. the reality is, general austin and save 41 year army veteran. he fought in afghanistan, he led in iraq, he was part of the surge, he lead in the battle of thunder run to baghdad in 2003. he was the head of united states central command during the campaign to liberate iraq and syria from the islamic state. when it comes to fighting in this particular type of battlefield, in the middle east, he knows what he's talking about. he -- what he

on the, we're on garza a while lloyd austin is one of the parade. the reason for right of us officials and some politicians who have all of them you announced the bucking for israel as a pool as well. not calling for a c spot, but increasingly voice and concerns over the high number of civilian casualties. and lloyd lloyd austin is coming here, hoping we understand that these riley's will be looking to move to a less intense phase of the role. that is what the americans want them to do because of a high level of civilian casualties at austin has plenty of experience of, of and more will 5. he was a response of the planning for the attempt to re take mosul from isolate years back in the conflict in iraq. so he knows what he's talking about when he 1st came in a few days after october, the 7th, he told these riley's, then they have too many policies gathered on the board. and instead they should be using strategic as strikes to take out how my senior leadership, israel has like no, but i'm going full ball for this was a ground invasion is in gaza and

the us secretary of defence lloyd austin is in israel and we expect to hear from austin is in israelm him at a news conference in tel aviv. these are the live pictures of the podium. as soon as mr austin takes to the podium we will bring you the news conference. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making the news. a new type of non—hormonal menopause treatment for hot flushes and night sweats has been approved in the uk. the daily pill, veozah — or fezolinetant — works on the brain's temperature—control centre to alleviate symptoms, which affect more than a million people in the uk. the drug has not yet been recommended for the nhs to prescribe. thousands of xl bully owners have been told they will not need to put down their dogs when a ban on the breed comes into force in two weeks. from december 31st, the dogs will have to be muzzled in public and it will be illegal to breed, sell or abandon them. people with dangerously out of control dogs can be jailed for 1h years. the government is expected to announce that it's planning

what more is secretary austin hoping to accomplish? >> reporter: well, the secretary of defense's visit to israel tomorrow is part of a broader push by u.s. officials to pressure the israeli government to transition this very intense phase of fighting in gaza to a less intense phase, one that will be more targeted, more focused on special operations, and will hopefully, according to u.s. officials, result in fewer civilian casualties. this visit comes on the heels of one by the national security adviser jake sullivan, who was just here a few days ago, pressing on the same message. a senior defense person with an update on how they believe the progress against hamas is going and press for specific milestones that it needs to achieve in order to transition to that next phase in the fighting. all of this of course coming against the backdrop of growing u.s. and international pressure as we have seen mounting civilian casualties in the war in gaza. we have seen over the last week as a rift between the israeli prime minister and president b

i load austin with austin rather making it very clear that there is a need for this kind of joint naval operation. but even off reset it, there was still more attacks being carried out. and that's right, harry, according to us central command, there were 2, a task launched on monday, one targeting an oil tanker which was struck requested assistance and a u. s. worship went to assess the damage. and the 2nd attack on a container vehicle where the explosive hit the water, there was no damage to that new injuries reported in either incident. but certainly evidence that since the rebels, according to the us, are increasing their tax on these commercial vessels, which is getting more reason for the establishment of this multinational security initiative. and we're getting a little bit more details on what this would look like. of course is going to be anchored by the us joined by the u. k. canada of france, a few other western nations as well as bahrain and on rather than escorting commercial vehicles through the red sea. these navy vessels will be spread out across that region to offer a qu

at the same time the austin was saying that the they didn't give is around any deadlines. and this was also reiterated by you all the government himself is that he was saying that there is no a ticking clock. and that the is radio preparation and will continue it, but they have agreed to a further have a closer coordination with the continuing of the campaign. and he said that america is giving advice to this early is and a go around to a saying that they're listening to the advice that was generally semi circle. they're reporting from jerusalem. as israel continues, it's more against them all human rights watches accused israel of using starvation as a weapon in gaza, saying it's forces are deliberately blocking deliveries of water, food, and fuel bushera for leading from ox fam is in ramallah. i asked her earlier for her take, this is important to differentiate the monday, the human rights watch, an awesome hardware, humanitarian organization. we deliver aid. we work with an international humanitarian law framework. we don't make determinations of war crimes or investiga

clearly what secretary austin, former general lloyd austin brings to the table is immense credibility. he's a soldier's soldier. he knows what it's all about, he's conducted urban warfare. he knows the complications of that. it would be very presumptuous for him to walk in and say, okay, dudes, this is how we ought to lay it out. he's night going to do that. there will be an expectation that there will be a give and take. he's got that credibility. israel understands that immensely. the key issue is, as described by jake sullivan, at the strategic and policy level, the united states has a certain expectation that this thing needs to wind down. that doesn't mean it ends. but it needs to alter, needs to change the dynamic of the fight. and lloyd then -- excuse me -- secretary austin. he's a good friend of mine. >> you can do that with your history with him. >> that's true. but again, i should not. but secretary austin can walk in and say, guys, please describe it for me and allow me to think out loud with you as you walk through the process. >> also, we learned this weekend three israel

that was a question that was put to what austin during this ministerial meeting. and apparently he has not detailed an answer to that. okay, heidi joe castro in washington. thank you very much. i the still ahead on ologist era. the new york against these really strikes on palestinians engaged the hearing. the have you had to be late, 50 has the support of 15 m samantha shell. pick one moment. then asking questions, what do you expect this particular for to translate when it comes to the us selection, refusing for the action? not just give us a sense of what is the target this places i'll just see it was teams across the world. when you closer to the thoughts of the story, thoughts providing on the patient doesn't have time to wait for the extremely unfortunate. but there are no quick wins and events or research hard hitting interviews. do you feel like america is less than the days of these days? or is it just a different full? i think the democracy in the process basically entities do you see that the fraction is already starting the g 7 in the us on one side, ch

let's talk about lloyd austin. now we've seen a succession of us senior by the ministration figures come into israel and into the region to discuss the situation in gaza. the difference perhaps with light austin is the fact that he has significant military background and he has experience in urban warfare. so obviously felt the tile about him for exam. these also brought since names of the joint chiefs of stuff. what's your assessment of, of the significance of that compared to say, jig sullivan, the national security advisor? what so you're not taking the speaker. see what i typically speaking uh, just sort of what i've given the sport. i agree to the framework with these right is about calendar, about american support, about what the american president expects about the face of the war operation was speaking. what does that really mean? that's the job of lloyd austin and his chief of staff. how exactly to go about it, but that's see ready to go. i'm skeptical. com allows to be skeptical. actually, i'm always skep

[000:00:00;00] the us defense secretary lloyd austin, travels to israel. he is expected to pressure the government to scale back its military offensive own gaza, the october cry. this is hell just here. a line from the hot also coming up more dead and wounded. another die of is ready strikes on northern cause it kills 90 people. jabante of refugee can in southern guns of desperate scenes as fairly close as a launch attacks across the city of con eunice, causing casualties in a pdf tra cord plus the symbolic funerals and the occupied with bank. an endless way to tell us citizens from the bodies of their loved ones comp disguises by as rarely forces the, the us secretary of state, just traveling to israel is cool, is going to put a stop to its war on guns. israel has been stepping off its military offensive despite the rising international pressure. lloyd austin is expected to praise. prime minister benjamin netanyahu, its government to scale back until preparations. austin will head back to bar ryan off to a day long visit. he will also be visiting cutoff a

secretary austin is telling israel things that are impossible to achieve.ry austin, the reason palestinians are dying, gaza is so condensed, hamas has tunnels under apartments, under schools, under hospitals. if you've got a better idea about how to destroy hamas, pass it on. quit criticizing israel in public. >> want to move on, but just to quickly follow up. you well know that general stanley mcchrystal in another war has called, i think what secretary austin was referring to, insurgent math. each innocent person that is killed ultimately creates new insurgents. do you agree with that? >> i get the theory. here's what i would tell general mcchrystal and austin, the population has been radicalized for decades. do you not get that? do you know what they teach in the schools? the idea that israel is radicalizing people in gaza it's ridiculous, they've been radicalized by hamas for years. >> senator, i want to talk about what you and the congress will do. as you well know there's a big tug-of-war over foreign aid to israel and ukraine. you and your fellow rep

and allen lloyd austin is due to touch down as israel and becoming alice. he is the latest us official to do. so do we expect him to put any more pressure on israel than others from the us administration? but the only way we'll know is if that plays the way the americans have been talking. they say that they would like to see an end to this phase of the war sometime by the end of the year. but we've had from your kalonski is really defense minister. we've had for benjamin that yahoo, the prime minister saying the war will go on. now it's load, austin is meant to bring some sort of expertise of pipe in warfare because he was the senior us commander when they were fighting in afghanistan on the right. and he wants to talk to them about this strategic objectives. namely, the defeat of some us, but he will also warn about the number of civilians that are being killed and how is that is leaking support for israel across the globe not. but there's also a lack of support in the is really itself, not a huge lack of support, but it is growing particularly after the

at the same time austin was saying this doesn't give is around any deadlines. and this was also reiterated by you off balance himself, is that he was saying that there is no a ticking clock, and that the is really operation a will continue it, but they have agreed to a further have a closer coordination with the continuing of the campaign and he said that america is giving advice to this early is and a go around to a saying that they're listening to the advice. so they're listening to their advice, argue saying, then sammy, any signs that is real, might be looking at changing it, strategy and goss to well, i must say that on the ground, you really don't see it. and you know, today there was a human rights watch report as talking about hunger as a strategy. and they're talking about the severe situation in the gaza strip. the strikes are continuing inside the gaza strip. and a, it's not clear yet when there's a actually, when the materialize into a change in the way is run is waging its time, pays in a jobs it. this might be something that it wouldn't take time,

i've got on the secretary austin said washington would not dictate as well as well. but with the soaring civilian death toll lloyd austin said he's urged is ready the just to do more to protect civilians in gaza. he also announced the launch of a maritime coalition to respond to ongoing attacks by humans who sees on commercial vessels in the red sea. the oil, john b, p, is the latest company to hold shipments through those waters. these attacks are reckless, a dangerous and a violate international law. and so we're taking action to build an international coalition to address this threat. and i would remind you that this is not just a us issue is, this is an international problem, and it deserves international response. and that's why i'm convening a meeting tomorrow. ministerial meeting was federal ministers and a region and beyond. to, to address this threat a message military wing has released a video showing 3 elderly as many captives held in gaza, pleading with these rarely governments as a tool that release israel has previously describes thoughts, figures as ps

secretary is now in tel aviv, lloyd austin. and significant shift, the british foreign secretary david cameron and german foreign minister annalena baerbock called for a sustainable ceasefire in a joint article in the sunday times. the pair said efforts should be focused on a two-state solution after the assault comes to an end. the u.k. and germany had previously declined to call for a ceasefire and abstained from voting last week on the u.n. general assembly's ceasefire resolution. also on sunday, french foreign minister catherine colonna called for an immediate and durable truce while meeting with her israeli counterpart eli cohen in tel aviv, saying "too many civilians are being killed" in gaza. this comes as u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin arrived in israel earlier today, where he is expected to focus talks on transitioning to a lower intensity war. austin traveled to israel from kuwait, where he paid his respects after the death of sheikh nawaf al-ahmad al-sabah, the emir of kuwait, who was buried sunday. meanwhile, t

threat to him, and of course, i cannot dwell on the speech of the us secretary of defense, lloyd austin, he took part in the regan forum on national defense issues, this is a representative event, which brought together the senior command staff of the us army, leading analysts, experts from the american intelligence services, and of course, several passages, this still proclaims the right to us world hegemony and the justification for the right to such hegemony, of course, was especially struck by the phrase when he said, we can walk and chew gum at the same time, and at the same time we are not afraid to disperse our forces across several theaters of military operations, meaning ukraine, the middle east, and of course, confrontation with china, let us listen, there is only a small clarification here, when they say that they can walk and live chewing gum at the same time, this is a stable expression indicating that they can do two things at the same time, however, it sounds amusing and quite funny , especially from the lips of a citizen who declares himself an omnipotent and all... conq

why do you think austin has gone? to israel again at this time? well, who uh can really know? i'm sure there's so much going on underneath the radar uh, but uh, what we see is a full-fledged assurance that the us is behind this assault on gaza, uh, that uh, the weaponry will continue, uh, that uh, the link between these two countries, which are almost now, emerged country und under a higher politic called zionism, that this will continue, and uh, of course, he wants to uh get some kind of arab unity to fight the, let's call them yemanies, not the hooutis anymore, they do control a country called yemen, and of all the arab countries, they are the most courageous, they are the most uh unstinting in showing support, and of course this is going to embarrass other arab countries that aren't showing anywhere that level of commitment putting lives on the line to save uh the menaced people in the gaza strip so we can talk about all kinds of underpinnings and contacts that's my reading of uh of it initially okay well gilbert and on what the americans are saying and doing, isn't this ge

us defense chief loyd austin is meeting with israeli officials in tel aviv in the midst of their genocidal war against palestinians. british petroleum suspends its oil tanker transit through the red sea as the yemeny military continues targeting more israel-bound vessels in retaliation for the genocide in gaza, and the democratic people's republic of korea launches a long-range ballistic missile capable of striking. the united states, hello and welcome live from tehran, you've tuned to press tvs world news, i'm marza hashemi, appreciate you being with us, well it's day 73. the israeli onslot on the gas strip where fresh air strikes and shelling have killed scores more palestinian civilians. israeli air strikes took the lives of 100 people in the city of javalia in the northern part of the strip and in the noosrat camp in central gaza, at least 50 people were killed in air rates targeting residential buildings. several areas of gaza city have been struck as well. as a result, dozens of dead bodies were brought to al shifa hospital. the southern city of hanjunes witnessed fresh air tacks. al

and it always will us defense secretary lloyd austin tells us randy need is that washington will stand by them and gaza. they must abide by the rules of heavenly. austin also says he's courting original, secures amazing as the i'm going to refuse it onto a tax on ships and the read the other there on this project. hey, this is out of their life. and also coming israel says 2 of its soldiers have been killed in gauze on thousands more engines, as the last sizes continue to launch attacks. the guy who lost a family her life and finding her life on your album was on the who told the wells about her dreams of the coming adult is killed in israel's unrelenting attacks on dogs. and remembering elders, eric cameron and the other 2 men ration is how such on this killed. and it is really striking garza on saturday. the us, the us defense secretary, has been in israel to talk to his really need is as concerns grow over 10 minutes. reaction is in java. lloyd austin says he's discussed reducing civilian home and gaza with israel as government. now speaking alongside these, right, the defense champ

lloyd austin is in israel reiterating the u.s.'unshakable support for the country.poken to israel about making the war in gaza more surgical and reducing harm to civilians but says he will not do date timelines or terms. he spoke beside his israeli counterpart who said israel would not control gaza in anyway following the war. the un security council is expected to vote tuesday on a resolution calling for cee-fire if the humanitarian situation in gaza continues to deteriorate. it is unclear if the u.s. will veto that. our correspondent sent us this report from jerusalem. reporter: direct criticism of the israeli -- there was no criticism of the israeli defense force when lloyd austin gave a statement today, but gave a hint at the frustration of the high number of civilian casualties in gaza. frustration expressed by the biden administration. he said he had discussions with israeli leadership about how to reduce harm to civilians but said he had to travel to -- have not traveled israel to dictate timelines or terms, but goals and objectives they talked about transiti

ayer en texas, 6 muertos en las ciudades de austin y san antonio.cial para reducir los tiroteos masivos han sido rechazados una y otra vez por los legisladores. la gran mayoría de ellos republicanos. >> bueno, precisamente 20 sandra, ya lo decías tú en texas las autoridades están tratando de esclarecer los hechos de una serie de asesinos que al parecer comenzaron en san antonio y terminaron en austin con el arresto del sospechoso. este hombre fue detenido tras una persecución luego de disparar en múltiples lugares entre las 2 ciudades y nancy tinajero, quien nos dice quien es el sospechoso y lo que han dado a conocer las autoridades hoy en texas. >> este sospechoso de 34 años está tras las rejas, acusado de matar a 6 personas en distintas escenas. todo habría comenzado en san antonio. >> el departamento de policía de austin nos habló para pedirnos que checáramos esta causa. ellos nos reportaron que ellos tenían varios, un varios tiroteos que pasaron allá en austin. algunas personas fallecieron. desafortunadamente en esta escena, al noreste del conda

austin's visit comes after a stop in bahrain, and once in israel, a u.s.fficial says he will get updates on the war but he's also expected to press israeli officials to define specific operational milestones in the ongoing battle. meantime, the israel defense forces says it's uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza. that tunnel, which the idf says was secured a few weeks ago, was made public on sunday. the hamas-controlled palestinian health ministry says the death toll in gaza has climbed to nearly 19,000. it doesn't distinguish between combatants and civilians but says 70% of those killed are women and children. some of the images coming out of gaza are graphic, and that includes our next video which is hard to watch. it comes from jabaliya in northern gaza where a senior official in the health ministry says at least 24 people were killed and dozens more wounded in what is thought to have been an israeli air strike on sunday. he says a house sheltering displaced families was hit. elliott gotkine is following all the developments. he joins us now live

one is, you said you've lost confidence now in secretary austin? >> total. >> but you've been a supporter? >> well, i like secretary austin, but this war has shown to me, if we were attacked like this, which we were on 9/11, if somebody called for us within two months to have a cease-fire against al qaeda, we would have laughed them out of town, we would have run them out of town. secretary austin is telling israel things that are impossible to achieve. secretary austin, the reason palestinians are dying, gaza is so condensed, hamas has tunnels under apartments, under schools, under hospitals. if you've got a better idea of how to destroy hamas, pass it on! quit criticizing israel in public. >> i want to move on, but just to quickly follow up, you well know that general stanley mcchrystal ain another war has called i think what secretary austin was referring to insurgent math. each innocent person that is killed ultimately creates new insurgents. you agree with that? >> i get the theory. but i would say that the population has been radicalized for

austin has gone to israel again at this time? well, who can really know? i'm sure there's so much going on underneath the radar, but uh, what we see is a full-fledged assurance that the us is behind this assault on gaza, that the weaponry will continue, that the link between these two countries. which are almost now amerged country under a higher politic called zionism, that this will continue, and of course he wants to get some kind of arab unity to fight the, let's call them yemenis, not the hooutis anymore, they do control a country called yemen, and of all the arab countries, they are the most courageous, they are the most unstinting in showing port uh and of course this is going to embarrass other arab countries that aren't showing anywhere that level of commitment uh putting lives on the line to uh save uh the meniced people in the uh gaza strip so we can talk about all kinds of underpinnings and context that's my reading of uh of it initially okay? well gilbert, and based on what the americans are saying and doing, isn't this genocide as american as

this was said by the secretary of defense lloyd austin, who is in the israeli entity and meeting with the war cabinet, but as the american zinis genocide continues, so does the resistance inside of the occupied? palestinian territories and beyond, i'd like to welcome my guests to this program to help me look at all of this. anthony hall, professor of globalization, let bridge university, out of left bridge, and gilbert doctor, independent international affairs analys out of brussels. thank you both for being with me. well, let me start. this off uh with anthony, why do you think austin has gone to israel again at this time? well, who can really know, i'm sure there's so much going on underneath the radar, but uh, what we see is a full-fledged assurance that the us is behind this assault on gaza, that the weaponry will continue, that the... link between these two countries, which are almost now a merged country under a higher politic called zionism, that this will continue, and uh uh of course he wants to uh get some kind of arab unity to fight the, let's call them yemenis, not the hut