nick ryan from the australian army can he's sure the conflict doesn't spill over between israel and gaza. >> what is possible is with israel very an sword in gaza, long stead actors in jun syria r iran, don't want to see a spillover of conflict. it is not just u.s. and israel but a range of countries have a deep interest in ensuring this conflict is restricted to israel and gaza at the moment. >> major general ryan, the horrific attack in israel, we have seen backlash for the civilian deaths in gaza, israel cut off supplies of water, fuel of electricity. israel has claimed that it has restarted the water supply but people in gaza say, without energy you can't pump the water. 2 million plus citizens. >> i think this is at the heart of president biden's words last week when he said, you know, americans after 9/11 were enraged and heartbroken but we also made mistake. that was telegraphed to israel, you are enraged, but don't compromise a long term solution here. others will be counseling them in the background that yes they need to take on hamas, yes they have the right to sovereign self d

nick ryan, thank you.ch. >> thank you. >>> pro palestinian demonstrators have been demonstrating in numerous parts of the world. they took to rome, thousands gathered in berlin, calling for a cease fire in the war between israel and hamas. holding palestinian flags and calling israel to stop its military operation in gaza. wave of protestors marched through the heart of new york city on saturday calling for a cease fire in hamas. look. pro palestinian protestors chanted as they marched from brooklyn to manhattan. the brooklyn bridge was closed due to the demonstration. >>> in cities across the world, concerned citizens are putting up posters, part of a worrisome trend that is sparking fears about antisemitism. camilla bernal reports from los angeles. >> reporter: the goal is to raise awareness to those kidnapped in israel by showing their faces names and ages. >> this is a 12-year-old boy who was sossed to have his celebration with his family and instead they can't even say happy birthday. they all know he

. >>> nick ryan, a retired general with the australian army, good to have you with us. so the israel defense forces have warned residents in the north of gaza again to evacuate, dropping red leaflets, sending messages to anyone with cell service warning they might be considered as a partner for the terrorist organization if they don't evacuate. what does that signal about the timing of a possible ground invasion? >> it potentially signals that a ground attack into gaza is very close. but it also signals where the israeli army might seek to enter gaza. a large part of its forces likely to go into the north. but i don't think all of it will be going there. it will want to surprise hamas. it will want to deceive it. so other bits of the army will probably go into other bits of gaza besides the north. >> major general, israel has warned that it's going to increase its strikes, that it wants to destroy hamas and its capabilities. but overall, does it have a clear strategic end game? >> well, i think that's the big question. at the end of the day, military operations should b

. >> and for more, we're joined by nick ryan, retired general and author of the book "war transformed, fuftture of the grt power and competition." and he is in brisbane to us. thank you for joining us this morning/evening where you are. >> thank you. >> max was outlining there the number of times u.s. forces have come into contact with military engagements of sorts. the u.s. wants a beefed up presence as a form of deterrence, but surely it also raises the risk of escalation because it means that the u.s. could become a direct target of some of these actors themselves. and then what happens? >> certainly the u.s. being there, it may become a target, but at the end of the day, a lot of these activities have been generated by the hamas attack on 7 october. it has emboldened actors in the region. they see israel and other countries as weaker and they are making the most of the opportunity they feel exists to attack israel and u.s. interests across the region. >> in the last hour -- well, the last half hour in fact, idf told us that if things escalate with hezbollah, that they will hold le