CNN’s Ward: ‘I Spoke to a Person in Egypt Who Described Hamas as Lions, Meaning that They Are Brave Warriors’

BURNETT There s a ░░░░░░░░ warning this morning from ░░░░░░░░ UN Relief and Works ░░░░░░░░ which says that they ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ down all operations in ░░░░░░░░ all humanitarian operations by ░░░░░░░░ because of a lack ░░░░░░░░ fuel right This crucial ░░░░░░░░ has been at the ░░░░░░░░ of any negotiations and ░░░░░░░░ the humanitarian catastrophe on ░░░░░░░░ ground Six hospitals inside ░░░░░░░░ have already shut down ░░░░░░░░ of a shortage of ░░░░░░░░ right They ve run ░░░░░░░░ of even the fuel ░░░░░░░░ to run backup generators ░░░░░░░░ s according to the ░░░░░░░░ Health Organization The IDF ░░░░░░░░ says there are 132 ░░░░░░░░ gallons of fuel in ░░░░░░░░ They say they ve ░░░░░░░░ complete visibility on that ░░░░░░░░ comes after the United ░░░░░░░░ Secretary General Antonio Gutierrez ░░░░░░░░ that Hamas attacks on ░░░░░░░░ on October 7 quote ░░░░░░░░ not happen in a ░░░░░░░░ And that statement alone ░░░░░░░░ incredible ire in Israel ░░░░░░░░ s ambassador to the ░░░░░░░░ N says that he ░░░░░░░░ now block all visas ░░░░░░░░ United Nations officials to ░░░░░░░░ give you a sense ░░░░░░░░ how tightened the tensions ░░░░░░░░ and enter into that ░░░░░░░░ said Hamas is not ░░░░░░░░ terrorist organization but one ░░░░░░░░ liberation CNN s Chief ░░░░░░░░ Correspondent Clarissa Ward joins ░░░░░░░░ live from Cairo And ░░░░░░░░ what more are you ░░░░░░░░ today WARD Erin you ░░░░░░░░ it s interesting you ░░░░░░░░ Erdogan saying that about ░░░░░░░░ because I do think ░░░░░░░░ when you talk to ░░░░░░░░ across this region that ░░░░░░░░ see that reflected a ░░░░░░░░ I spoke to one ░░░░░░░░ in Egypt who described ░░░░░░░░ as lions meaning that ░░░░░░░░ are brave warriors And ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing is ░░░░░░░░ every day of this ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza people are ░░░░░░░░ kind of pushed towards ░░░░░░░░ extreme positions The images ░░░░░░░░ they are seeing day ░░░░░░░░ and day out of ░░░░░░░░ s bodies being taken ░░░░░░░░ the rubble are resulting ░░░░░░░░ such an outcry of ░░░░░░░░ such feelings of impotence ░░░░░░░░ really the fear is ░░░░░░░░ leaders in the region ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ explosions of violence that ░░░░░░░░ are going to see ░░░░░░░░ terrorism We heard those ░░░░░░░░ that you mentioned from ░░░░░░░░ U N secretary general ░░░░░░░░ calling Israel s airstrikes ░░░░░░░░ Gaza collective punishment saying ░░░░░░░░ these horrendous attacks on ░░░░░░░░ 7 didn t come ░░░░░░░░ of a vacuum He ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinian people rejected ░░░░░░░░ years of suffocating occupation ░░░░░░░░ have seen their land ░░░░░░░░ devoured by settlements and ░░░░░░░░ by violence He did ░░░░░░░░ on to say that ░░░░░░░░ course the grievances of ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians do not in ░░░░░░░░ way shape or form ░░░░░░░░ the appalling what he ░░░░░░░░ appalling attacks by Hamas ░░░░░░░░ those comments being met ░░░░░░░░ Israeli officials with fiery ░░░░░░░░ for the Secretary General ░░░░░░░░ resignation The Secretary General ░░░░░░░░ mentioned the fact that ░░░░░░░░ have lost more than ░░░░░░░░ U N employees inside ░░░░░░░░ as a result of ░░░░░░░░ bombardment And importantly as ░░░░░░░░ point out UNRA which ░░░░░░░░ the agency inside the ░░░░░░░░ N agency inside deals ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian refugees has said ░░░░░░░░ they will not be ░░░░░░░░ to continue their operations ░░░░░░░░ longer from tonight This ░░░░░░░░ in line with what ░░░░░░░░ are hearing from doctors ░░░░░░░░ are basically saying today ░░░░░░░░ D Day The WHO ░░░░░░░░ eight hospitals are already ░░░░░░░░ because they have run ░░░░░░░░ of fuel Two are ░░░░░░░░ operating at partial capacity ░░░░░░░░ doctor at the main ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza City Al ░░░░░░░░ said that his hospital ░░░░░░░░ become a mass grave ░░░░░░░░ they did not get ░░░░░░░░ soon But as you ░░░░░░░░ as well there s ░░░░░░░░ continuous back and forth ░░░░░░░░ at one stage the ░░░░░░░░ came out and said ░░░░░░░░ were going to try ░░░░░░░░ let fuel in and ░░░░░░░░ a mechanism to ensure ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t get ░░░░░░░░ by Hamas and used ░░░░░░░░ military purposes Then a ░░░░░░░░ hours later they appealed ░░░░░░░░ dial back on that ░░░░░░░░ said that no fuel ░░░░░░░░ getting in So very ░░░░░░░░ that fuel is at ░░░░░░░░ center both of the ░░░░░░░░ crises but also a ░░░░░░░░ point in these ongoing ░░░░░░░░ Erin.”