RUSH TRANSCRIPT November Joining ░░░░░░░░ now from Tel Aviv ░░░░░░░░ Michael Oren former Israeli ░░░░░░░░ to the U S ░░░░░░░░ great to have you ░░░░░░░░ or have you here ░░░░░░░░ us We really appreciate ░░░░░░░░ How would you assess ░░░░░░░░ current situation Very complex ░░░░░░░░ It s always Good ░░░░░░░░ be with you two ░░░░░░░░ morning Early Six rockets ░░░░░░░░ fired from Lebanon at ░░░░░░░░ northern Israeli town of ░░░░░░░░ At Previously about 60 ░░░░░░░░ the houses in that ░░░░░░░░ have been destroyed by ░░░░░░░░ rocket fire It s ░░░░░░░░ first major major violation ░░░░░░░░ the cease fire by ░░░░░░░░ There have been many ░░░░░░░░ ones And Israel returned ░░░░░░░░ fire and returned the ░░░░░░░░ with airstrikes and with ░░░░░░░░ fire This is in ░░░░░░░░ to the Houthi rocket ░░░░░░░░ from Yemen which occurred ░░░░░░░░ night about 10 00 ░░░░░░░░ in Tel Aviv and ░░░░░░░░ day before rocket attacks ░░░░░░░░ Hamas in Gaza So ░░░░░░░░ is being shot at ░░░░░░░░ much from every border ░░░░░░░░ of tonight And so ░░░░░░░░ the pieces together for ░░░░░░░░ as Israel returns to ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza as it ░░░░░░░░ being attacked by Hamas ░░░░░░░░ the Houthis as you ░░░░░░░░ by Hezbollah Where does ░░░░░░░░ sit in all of ░░░░░░░░ In all of it ░░░░░░░░ of it is about ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah Hamas Houthis They ░░░░░░░░ all proxy organizations from ░░░░░░░░ And I can t ░░░░░░░░ a finer point on ░░░░░░░░ And that s to ░░░░░░░░ that nothing is going ░░░░░░░░ stop in this region ░░░░░░░░ Iran is is cowered ░░░░░░░░ and and and deterred ░░░░░░░░ so where do you ░░░░░░░░ this ultimately headed toward ░░░░░░░░ it as some think ░░░░░░░░ toward some sort of ░░░░░░░░ against Iran by Israel ░░░░░░░░ with U S Assistance ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has asked ░░░░░░░░ Iranians and you know ░░░░░░░░ out to them and ░░░░░░░░ he wants to negotiate ░░░░░░░░ a potential a potential ░░░░░░░░ deal Where do you ░░░░░░░░ this going Well President ░░░░░░░░ has written to the ░░░░░░░░ leader of Iran offering ░░░░░░░░ him to enter into ░░░░░░░░ That point was reiterated ░░░░░░░░ the special U S ░░░░░░░░ Steve Witkoff Steve witkoff ░░░░░░░░ week saying that the ░░░░░░░░ remains on the table ░░░░░░░░ Iranians have so far ░░░░░░░░ it and rejected it ░░░░░░░░ flagrantly And if they ░░░░░░░░ to support all these ░░░░░░░░ that are fighting not ░░░░░░░░ at Israel what are ░░░░░░░░ Houthi missiles fell in ░░░░░░░░ Arabia today Other Houthi ░░░░░░░░ have been targeting international ░░░░░░░░ in the vital mandab ░░░░░░░░ area The sea the ░░░░░░░░ lane where a huge ░░░░░░░░ of the world s ░░░░░░░░ traffic travels the United ░░░░░░░░ has said that there ░░░░░░░░ a credible military threat ░░░░░░░░ the table Israel certainly ░░░░░░░░ use all of its ░░░░░░░░ possible to defend itself ░░░░░░░░ Iran and its proxies ░░░░░░░░ meantime amidst all of ░░░░░░░░ there are still these ░░░░░░░░ hostages that are still ░░░░░░░░ held in Gaza And ░░░░░░░░ that number fewer than ░░░░░░░░ are believed to still ░░░░░░░░ alive How likely is ░░░░░░░░ do you think we ░░░░░░░░ see all 59 returned ░░░░░░░░ home and and does ░░░░░░░░ return to fighting Israel ░░░░░░░░ often said that that ░░░░░░░░ the military pressure they ░░░░░░░░ to to to inflict ░░░░░░░░ order to get them ░░░░░░░░ Do you think that ░░░░░░░░ true Well According to ░░░░░░░░ government and I m ░░░░░░░░ a spokesman for the ░░░░░░░░ but also according to ░░░░░░░░ White House the United ░░░░░░░░ and Israel made an ░░░░░░░░ to Hamas to extend ░░░░░░░░ cease fire for as ░░░░░░░░ as 50 days in ░░░░░░░░ for getting only five ░░░░░░░░ back five living hostages ░░░░░░░░ Hamas turned it down ░░░░░░░░ Israel had no real ░░░░░░░░ but to go on ░░░░░░░░ renew the military pressure ░░░░░░░░ Hamas with the assumption ░░░░░░░░ in the past increased ░░░░░░░░ pressure on Hamas has ░░░░░░░░ it to relinquish hostages ░░░░░░░░ some cases Unfortunately Hamas ░░░░░░░░ not relinquished hostages It ░░░░░░░░ shot the hostages So ░░░░░░░░ s no guaranteed formula ░░░░░░░░ Jessica we ve got ░░░░░░░░ put it in terms ░░░░░░░░ hope We hope that ░░░░░░░░ ramping up the pressure ░░░░░░░░ Hamas Hamas will come ░░░░░░░░ to the negotiating table ░░░░░░░░ for an extended cease ░░░░░░░░ in return for getting ░░░░░░░░ number of these living ░░░░░░░░ back to their families ░░░░░░░░ homes in Israel And ░░░░░░░░ we talk about this ░░░░░░░░ we saw people again ░░░░░░░░ the streets in Tel ░░░░░░░░ calling for the hostage ░░░░░░░░ hostages release protesting as ░░░░░░░░ What is the general ░░░░░░░░ there in Israel about ░░░░░░░░ best path forward Because ░░░░░░░░ we hear from the ░░░░░░░░ officials what are people ░░░░░░░░ Israel saying Well according ░░░░░░░░ all the polls the ░░░░░░░░ of Israelis feel that ░░░░░░░░ should agree to any ░░░░░░░░ that Hamas gives us ░░░░░░░░ ending the war withdrawing ░░░░░░░░ of our troops from ░░░░░░░░ extending the cease fire ░░░░░░░░ much indefinitely in order ░░░░░░░░ get the hostages back ░░░░░░░░ then once the hostages ░░░░░░░░ back our army can ░░░░░░░░ rested our army can ░░░░░░░░ itself and wait for ░░░░░░░░ to violate the cease ░░░░░░░░ because Hamas always violates ░░░░░░░░ cease fire And then ░░░░░░░░ army will go in ░░░░░░░░ and complete the job ░░░░░░░░ destroying Hamas That is ░░░░░░░░ opinion of the overwhelming ░░░░░░░░ of Israelis tonight The ░░░░░░░░ does not agree Right ░░░░░░░░ we will see that ░░░░░░░░ that you just laid ░░░░░░░░ how that plays out ░░░░░░░░ what exactly happens in ░░░░░░░░ coming weeks and days ░░░░░░░░ Oren always a pleasure ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ here.