Rep. Himes on Attacks on Israel: ‘What Was Hamas Trying to Achieve Here?; ‘This Almost Certainly Ends with Their Eradication’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT PHANG Ranking ░░░░░░░░ of the house intelligence ░░░░░░░░ Congressman thank you for ░░░░░░░░ us this morning I ░░░░░░░░ to get your initial ░░░░░░░░ to the news of ░░░░░░░░ Hamas attack This sneak ░░░░░░░░ that has occurred early ░░░░░░░░ hours in Israel More ░░░░░░░░ 2000 rockets there were ░░░░░░░░ into the country paragliders ░░░░░░░░ the country and now ░░░░░░░░ ve learned that some ░░░░░░░░ in the southern part ░░░░░░░░ Israel are now occupied ░░░░░░░░ be controlled by Hamas ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Katie it s ░░░░░░░░ a horrendous situation for ░░░░░░░░ people of Israel and ░░░░░░░░ the world This is ░░░░░░░░ brutal unprovoked attack Reports ░░░░░░░░ that Hamas and other ░░░░░░░░ have taken Israeli civilians ░░░░░░░░ into Gaza Families perhaps ░░░░░░░░ Democrats the seriousness of ░░░░░░░░ attack as well as ░░░░░░░░ values of the attackers ░░░░░░░░ longer term as John ░░░░░░░░ was saying Prime Minister ░░░░░░░░ his brand is about ░░░░░░░░ and securing the safety ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis And so ░░░░░░░░ reaction that will come ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis will appropriately ░░░░░░░░ of course United States ░░░░░░░░ stand with Israel on ░░░░░░░░ will be very very ░░░░░░░░ And I think John ░░░░░░░░ is right There are ░░░░░░░░ lot of questions about ░░░░░░░░ an operation of this ░░░░░░░░ could be executed as ░░░░░░░░ surprise but I think ░░░░░░░░ we are entering a ░░░░░░░░ in which the violence ░░░░░░░░ going to be intent ░░░░░░░░ sort of ask yourself ░░░░░░░░ is the point What ░░░░░░░░ Hamas trying to achieve ░░░░░░░░ Because it is almost ░░░░░░░░ ending with their eradication ░░░░░░░░ a great deal of ░░░░░░░░ to the Palestinian people ░░░░░░░░ well as Israeli people ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis mobilize to ░░░░░░░░