Tapper: Israel Hears the Calls for Ceasefire But Sees No Offer of Solution for Hostages or Removal of Hamas from Gaza

TAPPER Justifying the death ░░░░░░░░ innocence of civilians That ░░░░░░░░ an interesting turn of ░░░░░░░░ Something that has concerned ░░░░░░░░ greatly something that we ░░░░░░░░ wondered about ever since ░░░░░░░░ brutally attacked so many ░░░░░░░░ civilians on October 7th ░░░░░░░░ what exactly did Hamas ░░░░░░░░ the Israeli military would ░░░░░░░░ in response to that ░░░░░░░░ they not anticipate that ░░░░░░░░ would retaliate Did they ░░░░░░░░ anticipate Israel would retaliate ░░░░░░░░ a way that would ░░░░░░░░ innocent Palestinians in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ die especially given the ░░░░░░░░ that as has been ░░░░░░░░ by Israeli intelligence U ░░░░░░░░ intelligence and journalists who ░░░░░░░░ visited Gaza the fact ░░░░░░░░ Hamas embeds within the ░░░░░░░░ population What did they ░░░░░░░░ would happen It turns ░░░░░░░░ that a Saudi journalist ░░░░░░░░ the spokesman for Hamas ░░░░░░░░ very question His response ░░░░░░░░ quite telling in terms ░░░░░░░░ Hamas concerns about Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts MESHAAL via ░░░░░░░░ Dear sister nations are ░░░░░░░░ easily liberated The Russians ░░░░░░░░ 30 million people in ░░░░░░░░ War II in order ░░░░░░░░ liberate it from Hitler ░░░░░░░░ attack The Vietnamese sacrificed ░░░░░░░░ 5 million people until ░░░░░░░░ defeated the Americans Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ millions of martyrs to ░░░░░░░░ USSR and then the ░░░░░░░░ S The Algerian people ░░░░░░░░ 6 million martyrs over ░░░░░░░░ years The Palestinian people ░░░░░░░░ just like any other ░░░░░░░░ No nation is liberated ░░░░░░░░ sacrifices Clip ends TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ nation is liberated without ░░░░░░░░ Not exactly an expression ░░░░░░░░ regret for innocent Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ A journalist from Russia ░░░░░░░░ a Russian state media ░░░░░░░░ asked Mousa Abu Marzouk ░░░░░░░░ the Hamas Political Bureau ░░░░░░░░ have built 500 kilometers ░░░░░░░░ tunnels in Gaza Why ░░░░░░░░ t you built bomb ░░░░░░░░ where Palestinian civilians can ░░░░░░░░ during bombardment And here ░░░░░░░░ how Hamas responded Clip ░░░░░░░░ ABU MARZOUK via translator ░░░░░░░░ have built the tunnels ░░░░░░░░ we have no other ░░░░░░░░ of protecting ourselves from ░░░░░░░░ targeted and killed These ░░░░░░░░ are meant to protect ░░░░░░░░ from the airplanes We ░░░░░░░░ fighting from inside the ░░░░░░░░ Everybody knows that 75 ░░░░░░░░ of the people in ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Strip are refugees ░░░░░░░░ it is the responsibility ░░░░░░░░ the United Nations to ░░░░░░░░ them Clip ends TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration would argue ░░░░░░░░ a pause allowing innocent ░░░░░░░░ to flee and allowing ░░░░░░░░ supplies to get into ░░░░░░░░ that s one thing ░░░░░░░░ that stopping the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ against Hamas which is ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire would be ░░░░░░░░ it would be another ░░░░░░░░ s how former Secretary ░░░░░░░░ State Hillary Clinton put ░░░░░░░░ at an event at ░░░░░░░░ Baker Institute Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ People who are calling ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire now do ░░░░░░░░ understand Hamas That is ░░░░░░░░ possible It would be ░░░░░░░░ a gift to Hamas ░░░░░░░░ they would spend whatever ░░░░░░░░ there was a ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ effect rebuilding their armaments ░░░░░░░░ know creating stronger positions ░░░░░░░░ be able to fend ░░░░░░░░ an eventual assault by ░░░░░░░░ Israelis Clip ends TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ don t take her ░░░░░░░░ for it Ghazi Hamad ░░░░░░░░ member of Hamas Political ░░░░░░░░ told Lebanese TV that ░░░░░░░░ Al Aqsa flood that ░░░░░░░░ what Hamas called the ░░░░░░░░ 7th attack Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ via translator This is ░░░░░░░░ the first time and ░░░░░░░░ will be a second ░░░░░░░░ third a fourth because ░░░░░░░░ have the determination the ░░░░░░░░ and the capabilities to ░░░░░░░░ Will we have to ░░░░░░░░ a price Yes And ░░░░░░░░ are ready to pay ░░░░░░░░ We are called a ░░░░░░░░ of martyrs and we ░░░░░░░░ proud to sacrifice martyrs ░░░░░░░░ ends TAPPER So Hamas ░░░░░░░░ is the government of ░░░░░░░░ based on their own ░░░░░░░░ a they think the ░░░░░░░░ of Palestinian civilian lives ░░░░░░░░ just the cost of ░░░░░░░░ b they think that ░░░░░░░░ though they re the ░░░░░░░░ of Gaza it s ░░░░░░░░ their responsibility to protect ░░░░░░░░ civilians the tunnels are ░░░░░░░░ themselves for fighting not ░░░░░░░░ civilians and c they ░░░░░░░░ determined to continue attacking ░░░░░░░░ the same way they ░░░░░░░░ on October 7th over ░░░░░░░░ over and over based ░░░░░░░░ what they say So ░░░░░░░░ these reasons Israel says ░░░░░░░░ can t have a ░░░░░░░░ Listen to what they ░░░░░░░░ So they re pushing ░░░░░░░░ with their ground incursion ░░░░░░░░ Gaza From the point ░░░░░░░░ view of Israel they ░░░░░░░░ all the calls for ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire What they do ░░░░░░░░ hear is anyone in ░░░░░░░░ international community proposing anyway ░░░░░░░░ them to get back ░░░░░░░░ 240 hostages that Hamas ░░░░░░░░ They don t hear ░░░░░░░░ proposing anyway for Hamas ░░░░░░░░ be removed from the ░░░░░░░░ of Gaza Israel sees ░░░░░░░░ parades and the rallies ░░░░░░░░ the ceasefire and they ░░░░░░░░ no parades and no ░░░░░░░░ for the return of ░░░░░░░░ hostages or the removal ░░░░░░░░ Hamas So here we ░░░░░░░░ And here is President ░░░░░░░░ in a tricky situation ░░░░░░░░ Biden spoke with Israeli ░░░░░░░░ Minister Netanyahu on the ░░░░░░░░ just a few hours ░░░░░░░░ we re told pushing ░░░░░░░░ a humanitarian pause but ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire which Secretary ░░░░░░░░ State Anthony Blinken says ░░░░░░░░ U S is trying ░░░░░░░░ get Israel to agree ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Blinken There ░░░░░░░░ obviously different views including ░░░░░░░░ the question of the ░░░░░░░░ But there s no ░░░░░░░░ from my conversations with ░░░░░░░░ of our colleagues who ░░░░░░░░ in Amman yesterday that ░░░░░░░░ would welcome humanitarian pause ░░░░░░░░ again it can advance ░░░░░░░░ that we re all ░░░░░░░░ to accomplish Israel s ░░░░░░░░ important questions about how ░░░░░░░░ pauses would work We ░░░░░░░░ got to answer those ░░░░░░░░ We re working on ░░░░░░░░ that.”
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