RUSH TRANSCRIPT Them I ░░░░░░░░ too young don t ░░░░░░░░ me And that was ░░░░░░░░ That was the last ░░░░░░░░ I heard from them ░░░░░░░░ It is an understatement ░░░░░░░░ it is every mother ░░░░░░░░ every parent s worst ░░░░░░░░ The precise number of ░░░░░░░░ not yet known but ░░░░░░░░ is believed to be ░░░░░░░░ 150 Israelis hostage women ░░░░░░░░ and the elderly bloevd ░░░░░░░░ be a believed to ░░░░░░░░ among them For the ░░░░░░░░ it is unimaginable but ░░░░░░░░ terms of what happens ░░░░░░░░ on the world stage ░░░░░░░░ hostage crisis under way ░░░░░░░░ the stakes could not ░░░░░░░░ higher or more complicated ░░░░░░░░ now just in the ░░░░░░░░ few hours it has ░░░░░░░░ even more tenuous with ░░░░░░░░ threatening to quote execute ░░░░░░░░ civilian hostage every time ░░░░░░░░ airstrike hits Palestinian civilians ░░░░░░░░ their homes without warning ░░░░░░░░ short time ago president ░░░░░░░░ Anne dressing the possibility ░░░░░░░░ some of those hostages ░░░░░░░░ Americans Quote while we ░░░░░░░░ still working to confirm ░░░░░░░░ believe it is likely ░░░░░░░░ American citizens may be ░░░░░░░░ those being held by ░░░░░░░░ I ve directed my ░░░░░░░░ to work with their ░░░░░░░░ counterparts on every aspect ░░░░░░░░ the hostage crisis including ░░░░░░░░ intelligence and deploying experts ░░░░░░░░ across the United States ░░░░░░░░ to consult with and ░░░░░░░░ Israel counterparts on hostage ░░░░░░░░ efforts We re joined ░░░░░░░░ haviv rediger senior analyst ░░░░░░░░ the times of Israel ░░░░░░░░ s been working to ░░░░░░░░ families find missing loved ░░░░░░░░ including one family who ░░░░░░░░ at least eight members ░░░░░░░░ were taken hostage Haviv ░░░░░░░░ want to read from ░░░░░░░░ new threats from Hamas ░░░░░░░░ this hour onwards we ░░░░░░░░ that every targeting of ░░░░░░░░ people who are safe ░░░░░░░░ their homes without warning ░░░░░░░░ will regretfully meet with ░░░░░░░░ execution of one of ░░░░░░░░ enemy s civilian hostages ░░░░░░░░ we will broadcast this ░░░░░░░░ video What are you ░░░░░░░░ how are they responding ░░░░░░░░ with the desperation you ░░░░░░░░ expect Everyone is trying ░░░░░░░░ find out where their ░░░░░░░░ ones are And I ░░░░░░░░ that s sort of ░░░░░░░░ things life The general ░░░░░░░░ public is seeing these ░░░░░░░░ comments and responding rather ░░░░░░░░ Hamas has slaughtered too ░░░░░░░░ people to now slaughter ░░░░░░░░ way out of the ░░░░░░░░ that is coming out ░░░░░░░░ this Israeli response that ░░░░░░░░ understands is going to ░░░░░░░░ And so the families ░░░░░░░░ trying as much as ░░░░░░░░ to help them There ░░░░░░░░ no chance that Hamas ░░░░░░░░ going to save itself ░░░░░░░░ now killing more people ░░░░░░░░ what many of these ░░░░░░░░ have been through I ░░░░░░░░ to read one report ░░░░░░░░ quote hundreds of stunned ░░░░░░░░ filing into a police ░░░░░░░░ hoping for word on ░░░░░░░░ fate of loved ones ░░░░░░░░ are unaccounted for You ░░░░░░░░ been working with families ░░░░░░░░ to help them find ░░░░░░░░ missing loved ones including ░░░░░░░░ family where eight members ░░░░░░░░ the family eight members ░░░░░░░░ taken hostage Tell me ░░░░░░░░ story This is a ░░░░░░░░ colleague of my wife ░░░░░░░░ Her name is shaked ░░░░░░░░ She is an attorney ░░░░░░░░ is eight months pregnant ░░░░░░░░ is the mother of ░░░░░░░░ She and her husband ░░░░░░░░ two children are safe ░░░░░░░░ re in the city ░░░░░░░░ bershe they were on ░░░░░░░░ But their entire family ░░░░░░░░ on the kibitz reer ░░░░░░░░ The entire extended family ░░░░░░░░ gone Her parents her ░░░░░░░░ her brother in law ░░░░░░░░ three children Her two ░░░░░░░░ and elderly uncle all ░░░░░░░░ them missing They lost ░░░░░░░░ with the family on ░░░░░░░░ morning The Israeli military ░░░░░░░░ at the home on ░░░░░░░░ evening They found the ░░░░░░░░ had been burned to ░░░░░░░░ ground One of the ░░░░░░░░ that we have seen ░░░░░░░░ and again by the ░░░░░░░░ gunmen in these Israeli ░░░░░░░░ and villages is to ░░░░░░░░ on the gas lines ░░░░░░░░ set the house on ░░░░░░░░ in order to smoke ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis hiding in ░░░░░░░░ bomb shelters By setting ░░░░░░░░ house on fire And ░░░░░░░░ either kidnapping them or ░░░░░░░░ them And that is ░░░░░░░░ what happened to this ░░░░░░░░ to her family Again ░░░░░░░░ is my wife works ░░░░░░░░ an NGO that has ░░░░░░░░ 13 employees One of ░░░░░░░░ employees is this story ░░░░░░░░ Israeli is very very ░░░░░░░░ connected to all of ░░░░░░░░ stories And the family ░░░░░░░░ the night on Saturday ░░░░░░░░ to call all their ░░░░░░░░ and then on Sunday ░░░░░░░░ someone answered the phone ░░░░░░░░ an Arabic accent in ░░░░░░░░ hebrew they said khatuf ░░░░░░░░ is the hebrew word ░░░░░░░░ kidnapped gilad shalit which ░░░░░░░░ the name of an ░░░░░░░░ soldier held in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ five years back from ░░░░░░░░ to 2011 And then ░░░░░░░░ the word aza which ░░░░░░░░ the hebrew word for ░░░░░░░░ The person then hung ░░░░░░░░ the phone The children ░░░░░░░░ the sister and her ░░░░░░░░ are German citizens Among ░░░░░░░░ family members there s ░░░░░░░░ an austrian an italian ░░░░░░░░ This family one of ░░░░░░░░ one of the steps ░░░░░░░░ are taking is desperately ░░░░░░░░ to appeal to embassies ░░░░░░░░ these countries Hamas is ░░░░░░░░ three German children brutalizing ░░░░░░░░ German children and they ░░░░░░░░ like to get the ░░░░░░░░ government and the European ░░░░░░░░ and these other governments ░░░░░░░░ They are desperate Separate ░░░░░░░░ the larger war separate ░░░░░░░░ the larger questions there ░░░░░░░░ a family and that ░░░░░░░░ is currently being held ░░░░░░░░ Gaza We don t ░░░░░░░░ who s alive we ░░░░░░░░ t know who is ░░░░░░░░ The point for Hamas ░░░░░░░░ that we don t ░░░░░░░░ who s alive and ░░░░░░░░ is dead That is ░░░░░░░░ Hamas is And so ░░░░░░░░ are trying to change ░░░░░░░░ We re trying to ░░░░░░░░ as many out as ░░░░░░░░ as soon as possible ░░░░░░░░ that Qatar is in ░░░░░░░░ with Israel and Hamas ░░░░░░░░ a potential prisoner swap ░░░░░░░░ qatari mediators have held ░░░░░░░░ calls to try to ░░░░░░░░ freedom for Israeli women ░░░░░░░░ children seized by the ░░░░░░░░ group and held in ░░░░░░░░ in exchange for the ░░░░░░░░ of 36 Palestinian women ░░░░░░░░ children from Israel s ░░░░░░░░ What can you tell ░░░░░░░░ about these early reports ░░░░░░░░ that we are hearing ░░░░░░░░ out of Qatar which ░░░░░░░░ a government that has ░░░░░░░░ in its state owned ░░░░░░░░ state controlled media Hamas ░░░░░░░░ massacre of 900 Israelis ░░░░░░░░ certainly out of Hamas ░░░░░░░░ disinformation If some of ░░░░░░░░ things that they re ░░░░░░░░ happen to be true ░░░░░░░░ s coincidental These are ░░░░░░░░ statements that are part ░░░░░░░░ the psychological warfare I ░░░░░░░░ imagine just as a ░░░░░░░░ I m a political ░░░░░░░░ So to put on ░░░░░░░░ political analyst hat I ░░░░░░░░ possibly imagine that the ░░░░░░░░ government at this moment ░░░░░░░░ serious about negotiating is ░░░░░░░░ about releasing anyone is ░░░░░░░░ about any of those ░░░░░░░░ Hamas will pay the ░░░░░░░░ for any dead hostage ░░░░░░░░ s already going to ░░░░░░░░ a vast price The ░░░░░░░░ for the Israelis has ░░░░░░░░ be flipped Hamas has ░░░░░░░░ Israelis in the past ░░░░░░░░ was a prisoner swap ░░░░░░░░ Hamas has done now ░░░░░░░░ kidnapping of 4 year ░░░░░░░░ boys the massacre of ░░░░░░░░ the kidnapping of grandmothers ░░░░░░░░ made negotiation a guaranteed ░░░░░░░░ on a future generation ░░░░░░░░ Israelis We can no ░░░░░░░░ afford as a country ░░░░░░░░ a government this government ░░░░░░░░ no longer afford to ░░░░░░░░ those negotiations And so ░░░░░░░░ wants to play by ░░░░░░░░ rules but it went ░░░░░░░░ far And the old ░░░░░░░░ have now been thrown ░░░░░░░░ And the question is ░░░░░░░░ many of these people ░░░░░░░░ we save how many ░░░░░░░░ we get out how ░░░░░░░░ we get to Hamas ░░░░░░░░ message that the cost ░░░░░░░░ going to rise and ░░░░░░░░ and continue to rise ░░░░░░░░ it shows immediately that ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ murdering children as it ░░░░░░░░ currently threatening to do ░░░░░░░░ Comwh we return a ░░░░░░░░ on