Anna Schecter: Fuel Is Used to Manufacture the Weapons that Hamas Is Using to Attack Israel

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MENENDEZ I ░░░░░░░░ struck when our colleague ░░░░░░░░ feel is off the ░░░░░░░░ Talk to us about ░░░░░░░░ role those demands are ░░░░░░░░ both in terms of ░░░░░░░░ aid in and getting ░░░░░░░░ this out SCHECTER It ░░░░░░░░ a terrific question Alicia ░░░░░░░░ fuel is central to ░░░░░░░░ complex negotiations going on ░░░░░░░░ now You have more ░░░░░░░░ 200 hostages who are ░░░░░░░░ this subterranean world of ░░░░░░░░ under ground and it ░░░░░░░░ t seem that Israel ░░░░░░░░ the U S knows ░░░░░░░░ where they are And ░░░░░░░░ Hamas is saying well ░░░░░░░░ ll release them if ░░░░░░░░ get fuel So Hamas ░░░░░░░░ a tremendous amount of ░░░░░░░░ to continue to operate ░░░░░░░░ The fuel goes to ░░░░░░░░ to clean the air ░░░░░░░░ the tunnels and to ░░░░░░░░ electricity and the tunnels ░░░░░░░░ that s how Hamas ░░░░░░░░ been able to orchestrate ░░░░░░░░ create this subterranean world ░░░░░░░░ is incredibly difficult for ░░░░░░░░ IDF to fight So ░░░░░░░░ reason that Hamas continues ░░░░░░░░ push for a fuel ░░░░░░░░ are using the hostages ░░░░░░░░ bargaining chips and just ░░░░░░░░ a complex internationally negotiations ░░░░░░░░ the Qataris are heavily ░░░░░░░░ The U S is ░░░░░░░░ And Hamas is demanding ░░░░░░░░ and the Israelis are ░░░░░░░░ we cannot allow any ░░░░░░░░ to go to Hamas ░░░░░░░░ they will continue to ░░░░░░░░ their war machine Continue ░░░░░░░░ use the fuel to ░░░░░░░░ going in those tunnels ░░░░░░░░ fuel by the way ░░░░░░░░ also used to manufacture ░░░░░░░░ weapons that Hamas is ░░░░░░░░ to fire rockets into ░░░░░░░░ territory.”