RUSH TRANSCRIPT Russia met ░░░░░░░░ U S officials in ░░░░░░░░ Arabia this week Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ s Israel s defense ░░░░░░░░ is approving plans for ░░░░░░░░ IDF activity in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ at least 23 Gazans ░░░░░░░░ killed in Israeli strikes ░░░░░░░░ according to Hamas officials ░░░░░░░░ Gaza This comes as ░░░░░░░░ of the Palestinian filmmakers ░░░░░░░░ the oscar winning movie ░░░░░░░░ other land was beaten ░░░░░░░░ arrested in the West ░░░░░░░░ according to another of ░░░░░░░░ movie s co directors ░░░░░░░░ co director has also ░░░░░░░░ posted online that his ░░░░░░░░ has been released Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ at home Mike Huckabee ░░░░░░░░ Trump s pick to ░░░░░░░░ U S ambassador to ░░░░░░░░ is on Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ the Senate foreign relations ░░░░░░░░ for his confirmation hearing ░░░░░░░░ us now former Israeli ░░░░░░░░ to the U S ░░░░░░░░ Oren He s also ░░░░░░░░ fellow at the Wilson ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador it s always ░░░░░░░░ seeing you I thank ░░░░░░░░ for your time Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about what s ░░░░░░░░ on in Gaza today ░░░░░░░░ seems like Israeli attacks ░░░░░░░░ are escalating Israeli officials ░░░░░░░░ the strikes have been ░░░░░░░░ Hamas leaders How do ░░░░░░░░ see it and what ░░░░░░░░ you make out of ░░░░░░░░ It s a new ░░░░░░░░ of the war After ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire I don t ░░░░░░░░ if it s a ░░░░░░░░ phase It s good ░░░░░░░░ be with you and ░░░░░░░░ new phase But certainly ░░░░░░░░ Continue of The previous ░░░░░░░░ which was an active ░░░░░░░░ phase and the goals ░░░░░░░░ pretty much the same ░░░░░░░░ m not a spokesman ░░░░░░░░ the government but this ░░░░░░░░ what the government is ░░░░░░░░ that the goals remain ░░░░░░░░ reduce Hamas s military ░░░░░░░░ destroy Hamas if possible ░░░░░░░░ Secure the release of ░░░░░░░░ hostages The two come ░░░░░░░░ with the hope that ░░░░░░░░ increasing military pressure on ░░░░░░░░ Hamas will relinquish the ░░░░░░░░ The big problem was ░░░░░░░░ the past sometimes we ░░░░░░░░ too Much pressure On ░░░░░░░░ Hamas doesn t Relinquish ░░░░░░░░ it shoots the hostages ░░░░░░░░ it s always going ░░░░░░░░ be a very tricky ░░░░░░░░ The hope is that ░░░░░░░░ Targeting Hamas political leaders ░░░░░░░░ contrast most of the ░░░░░░░░ before were military leaders ░░░░░░░░ hope is that these ░░░░░░░░ political leaders Don t ░░░░░░░░ To die and they ░░░░░░░░ come back to the ░░░░░░░░ table and Agree to ░░░░░░░░ extended ceasefire in exchange ░░░░░░░░ the release Of more ░░░░░░░░ hostages There are indications ░░░░░░░░ the Hamas may be ░░░░░░░░ to come back to ░░░░░░░░ Negotiations today Ambassador just ░░░░░░░░ last week I had ░░░░░░░░ khan who was the ░░░░░░░░ of one of the ░░░░░░░░ held by Hamas after ░░░░░░░░ October 7th massacre And ░░░░░░░░ was saying that he ░░░░░░░░ that there s more ░░░░░░░░ of communication and support ░░░░░░░░ the American administration from ░░░░░░░░ Trump than there is ░░░░░░░░ the government in Israel ░░░░░░░░ What do you see ░░░░░░░░ the possible or is ░░░░░░░░ possible to get anything ░░░░░░░░ forward that could lead ░░░░░░░░ this I don t ░░░░░░░░ if it s a ░░░░░░░░ phase or the third ░░░░░░░░ of a ceasefire that ░░░░░░░░ help bring the rest ░░░░░░░░ the hostages home Well ░░░░░░░░ s my Friend s ░░░░░░░░ and all my sympathies ░░░░░░░░ him and to his ░░░░░░░░ Is referring To the ░░░░░░░░ that in January on ░░░░░░░░ eve of the presidential ░░░░░░░░ the conventional wisdom that ░░░░░░░░ Trump Basically pressured Israel ░░░░░░░░ agree to that first ░░░░░░░░ Of a hostage For ░░░░░░░░ fire Deal And that ░░░░░░░░ hope is that president ░░░░░░░░ could revisit that Pressure ░░░░░░░░ achieve A second Cease ░░░░░░░░ That is certainly a ░░░░░░░░ Feeling in this country ░░░░░░░░ couple of weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ former hostages visited the ░░░░░░░░ in the Oval Office ░░░░░░░░ that was their message ░░░░░░░░ need You To Pressure ░░░░░░░░ own government Not all ░░░░░░░░ sign on To that ░░░░░░░░ it is a widespread ░░░░░░░░ and hope In this ░░░░░░░░ Ultimately it s got ░░░░░░░░ Be a three Way ░░░░░░░░ It s got to ░░░░░░░░ the United States pushing ░░░░░░░░ s Israel has to ░░░░░░░░ and accept terms That ░░░░░░░░ That That the Traffic ░░░░░░░░ bear in this country ░░░░░░░░ Hamas has To Make ░░░░░░░░ decision as To decide ░░░░░░░░ it can It can ░░░░░░░░ to withstand a very ░░░░░░░░ Israeli military counteroffensive And ░░░░░░░░ It can come to ░░░░░░░░ table and