these really president isaac hertzog echoing that sentiment would we also heard from israel's finance minister bid solid smoke rich, who called this quote, criminal and arc is violence, which is quite a change in tone from smote rich, who was a known alter nationalist who lives in an illegal settlement himself often a defender of these arms settler groups who just last year when a deadly attack on the town of water took place. he responded by saying, quote, that for water should be wiped off the map. now, settler attempts on palestinians are not a new phenomenon. in fact, they have only increased since the beginning of israel's war on guns. at 10 months ago. the un has documented at least $1140.00 of these attacks that resulted in several deaths and injuries of palestinians. and oftentimes these attacks are carried out under the protection of these really military. as the palestinians in the occupied west bank are left defenseless against armed settlers who live in illegal settlements. and these really military who protects them from the central woods. i just need all, i'm a, this is

the is really president isaac hertzog, minister of defense, national security energy and infrastructure finance. over to agriculture, countless military officials from the war cabinets that have incriminated themselves and very briefly, i want to go over just some of them which paints us a better picture as to why these, where the government is being tried at the i. c. j, the president, isaac, or zach says, quote its entire nation out there that is responsible. it's not true. this rhetoric about civilians not aware, not involved. the ministry of defense very similarly said, while he was announcing a siege on god's that he said, quotes no electricity, no food, no water, no fuel. everything is close, we are fighting human animals. bozza won't return to what it was. we will eliminate everything. another quote from the national security minister, he says to be clear, when we say that how much should be destroyed, it also means those of celebrate those who support and those who hunt out tend to their all to risk and they should be destroyed. the is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu. a

secretary of state also had several other meetings who they began with these really precedent isaac hertzog, and which he stressed this could very well be the last chance for a deal. the last chance by mediators to try and come up with some sort of solution to ends of the war in gaza. and to bring about a deal for the release of the remaining captives, us secretary of state blinking stress, that he's putting a lot of american pressure on these really to try and come up with some sort of solution to the problem at hand with these really is that have said that they are doing things on their terms, and they're pointing the finger at how much? well, how much has said that after they were briefed by mediators. israel did not agree to an end to the war, something that has been a long standing sticking point and red line for the palestinian groups throughout the entirety of these negotiations. how much has said that the proposal currently on the table does not reflect the one outlined by the americans at the end of may. and that's why they can't really work off of it right now. but nonetheless, th

be the last chance to get israel's hostages home he met a short time ago with israeli president isaac hertzog in tel aviv and blinken is trying to push for a ceasefire fire, and hostage release deal cnn has learned his meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has begun. blinken is also expected to speak with defense minister yoav gallant later today, netanyahu says, israel will not give in to demands to end the war in gaza. as a condition for a deal, and hamas claims netanyahu is obstructing a possible agreement. cnn international diplomatic editor, nic robertson joins us live now from tel aviv. good to see you. >> nic we're hearing accusations now, both from prime minister netanyahu and from hamas. each side accusing each other of trying to of creating obstacles for a deal. but we're also hearing from reports that senior members of the israeli defense establishment are also accusing netanyahu of throwing up obstacles to a peace deal. what is your reporting saying about that? >> yeah and we've also heard from the prime minister netanyahu sort of key negotiating officials there h

he will also be meeting with isaac hertzog, who is the israeli president, and he will be trying to hammer home the need for this deal to come to an end for this war to reach a ceasefire. so the hostages can come home. and jim, you and i both know that but these conversations be israeli government are never easy, particularly in the wake of october 7, we have heard from u.s. officials who argue that is only in person persists it's an engagement had that has gotten the netanyahu government to shift any of its positions on gaza. so we will likely be seeing these difficult conversations taking place tomorrow here, jim that football analogy. they said they were on the ten yard line, but the question was what ten yards to go or 90 yards to go and that perhaps still an open question, jennifer hansler nic robertson, thanks so much, fred, hoping that this is not certainly not the end of these talks, but perhaps another obstacle will continue to follow it closely, right? >> hopefully i'll on the right direction, jim. thank you so much for check back with you. re femurs, disaster fund in this countr