‘Hold On!’ CNN’s Kaitlin Collins Stops Israeli Spokesman After He Blames Hamas for Lack of Aid to Gaza

COLLINS a lot of ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ the border where this ░░░░░░░░ posted by the former ░░░░░░░░ former humanitarian coordinator for ░░░░░░░░ United Nations who s ░░░░░░░░ working for the Norwegian ░░░░░░░░ here And he was ░░░░░░░░ that that is aid ░░░░░░░░ cannot get in But ░░░░░░░░ want to get to ░░░░░░░░ LEVY The amount of ░░░░░░░░ is actually increasing COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ hold on Hold on ░░░░░░░░ want to get to ░░░░░░░░ generally and what how ░░░░░░░░ is getting in But ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ S is now orchestrating ░░░░░░░░ drops to go into ░░░░░░░░ is that really the ░░░░░░░░ Israel thinks is the ░░░░░░░░ to get out of ░░░░░░░░ the way to help ░░░░░░░░ these starving people in ░░░░░░░░ LEVY Well there were ░░░░░░░░ questions One is the ░░░░░░░░ of aid getting into ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Strip and there ░░░░░░░░ enough capacity at Israel ░░░░░░░░ crossings to get in ░░░░░░░░ much aid as the ░░░░░░░░ community is sending COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ clearly clearly there s ░░░░░░░░ LEVY I know but ░░░░░░░░ there s a question ░░░░░░░░ how aid is being ░░░░░░░░ inside Gaza And we ░░░░░░░░ talking about airdrops into ░░░░░░░░ that are difficult to ░░░░░░░░ because they are active ░░░░░░░░ zones Because Hamas is ░░░░░░░░ fighting in the northern ░░░░░░░░ Strip and because these ░░░░░░░░ dangerous areas And we ░░░░░░░░ what happened just the ░░░░░░░░ day with those horrific ░░░░░░░░ of the fourth convoy ░░░░░░░░ the week trying to ░░░░░░░░ aid into northern Gaza ░░░░░░░░ being mobbed by desperate ░░░░░░░░ who then got killed ░░░░░░░░ a stampede So one ░░░░░░░░ is to airdrop aid ░░░░░░░░ there was a successful ░░░░░░░░ this week in cooperation ░░░░░░░░ I believe Jordan Egypt ░░░░░░░░ UAE France and the ░░░░░░░░ States to airdrop aid ░░░░░░░░ Gaza And we re ░░░░░░░░ into other ways to ░░░░░░░░ aid into northern Gaza ░░░░░░░░ make sure again it ░░░░░░░░ to civilians who need ░░░░░░░░ while making sure Hamas ░░░░░░░░ steal it COLLINS Isn ░░░░░░░░ there a safer easier ░░░░░░░░ to do this than ░░░░░░░░ simply airdropping The reason ░░░░░░░░ saw that chaotic incident ░░░░░░░░ people are rushing these ░░░░░░░░ because they re starving ░░░░░░░░ mean it s desperation ░░░░░░░░ its fullest extent that ░░░░░░░░ re watching And we ░░░░░░░░ from the IDF saying ░░░░░░░░ our forces felt that ░░░░░░░░ were endangered and that ░░░░░░░░ why they fired upon ░░░░░░░░ crowd after firing those ░░░░░░░░ shots That s what ░░░░░░░░ IDF maintains LEVY Well ░░░░░░░░ said they fired when ░░░░░░░░ began to rush towards ░░░░░░░░ soldiers in the way ░░░░░░░░ endangered them COLLINS But ░░░░░░░░ people are rushing towards ░░░░░░░░ soldiers because they have ░░░░░░░░ and they re starving ░░░░░░░░ Well that was why ░░░░░░░░ were rushing towards the ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS I mean doesn ░░░░░░░░ that speak to the ░░░░░░░░ and that the situation ░░░░░░░░ is not good and ░░░░░░░░ s not enough aid ░░░░░░░░ in LEVY Oh the ░░░░░░░░ is definitely not good ░░░░░░░░ don t downplay that ░░░░░░░░ has brought tragedy and ░░░░░░░░ on the people of ░░░░░░░░ by declaring this war ░░░░░░░░ it s a unique ░░░░░░░░ to work out how ░░░░░░░░ distribute aid in an ░░░░░░░░ war zone where we ░░░░░░░░ that the terrorist organization ░░░░░░░░ is hijacking aid that ░░░░░░░░ U N agencies that ░░░░░░░░ supposed to distribute aid ░░░░░░░░ been covering up for ░░░░░░░░ And worse than that ░░░░░░░░ been relying on Hamas ░░░░░░░░ for the ships for ░░░░░░░░ cargo I saw just ░░░░░░░░ Mr Satterfield at the ░░░░░░░░ Department saying that one ░░░░░░░░ the reasons COLLINS Who ░░░░░░░░ the humanitarian aid envoy ░░░░░░░░ the United States LEVY ░░░░░░░░ One of the reasons ░░░░░░░░ are seeing this chaos ░░░░░░░░ Gaza is that Israel ░░░░░░░░ been targeting the Hamas ░░░░░░░░ called police as if ░░░░░░░░ terror organization can have ░░░░░░░░ but we re securing ░░░░░░░░ convoy So here you ░░░░░░░░ the international community admitting ░░░░░░░░ until now the United ░░░░░░░░ has been reliant on ░░░░░░░░ a proscribed terrorist organization ░░░░░░░░ secure humanitarian aid And ░░░░░░░░ s why it s ░░░░░░░░ that we have options ░░░░░░░░ airdrops COLLINS But what ░░░░░░░░ the alternative there Because ░░░░░░░░ mean obviously that s ░░░░░░░░ an ideal situation for ░░░░░░░░ United States and we ░░░░░░░░ talked about this at ░░░░░░░░ but it is an ░░░░░░░░ fact Hamas is still ░░░░░░░░ Gaza So what is ░░░░░░░░ option for the United ░░░░░░░░ What s the better ░░░░░░░░ to get that aid ░░░░░░░░ Because right now what ░░░░░░░░ happening clearly is not ░░░░░░░░ LEVY Well airdrops are ░░░░░░░░ way where we can ░░░░░░░░ to circumvent Hamas and ░░░░░░░░ UNRWA by cutting them ░░░░░░░░ of the aid distribution ░░░░░░░░ because we ve released ░░░░░░░░ examples for example phone ░░░░░░░░ with people in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ we know that UNRWA ░░░░░░░░ are stealing aid We ░░░░░░░░ that it s being ░░░░░░░░ to Hamas And a ░░░░░░░░ of the aid that ░░░░░░░░ entered the Gaza Strip ░░░░░░░░ the way yesterday we ░░░░░░░░ a near record 260 ░░░░░░░░ going into the Gaza ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS How many was ░░░░░░░░ before October 7 that ░░░░░░░░ getting in It was ░░░░░░░░ more than that close ░░░░░░░░ 500 LEVY And we ░░░░░░░░ the capacity for 500 ░░░░░░░░ So that s half ░░░░░░░░ aid that is now ░░░░░░░░ in LEVY And we ░░░░░░░░ the capacity for 500 ░░░░░░░░ All of these people ░░░░░░░░ displaced and they don ░░░░░░░░ have their homes they ░░░░░░░░ t have bakeries they ░░░░░░░░ in tents, basically.”