From Washington: Could A Humanitarian Pause Complicate The War?

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🗓️ 4 November 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for a humanitarian pause in the fighting in Gaza in an attempt to facilitate the release of hostages held by Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected the Secretary's attempt at diplomacy and said he could not agree to a ceasefire without the release of hostages by the terrorist organization. Retired 4-star General, Chairman of the Institute for the Study of War, and FOX News Senior Strategic Analyst, General Jack Keane explains how the administration's push for a pause only further complicates the war. Later, he reacts to the proxy attacks on U.S. facilities and troops within the region and discusses what to expect in terms of a widening conflict. Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) just finished his first full week as House Speaker, already setting up spending arguments with the Senate, and even hosting a news conference with Capitol Hill Press, answering questions about his plans to avoid a government shutdown and requesting emergency funding requests from the Administration. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram shares his reporting on Speaker Johnson's approach to keep Congress in line, and how he plans to keep the job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Saturday, November 4th, 2023, I'm Jessica Rosenthal.
0:07.8	The United States is attempting intense diplomacy in Israel,
0:11.7	calling for humanitarian pauses while Israel
0:14.3	continues to attack in the north and another terrorist group leader calls
0:18.2	for wider war. This is all about Iran to trying to achieve its subjective to drive the United States out of the region militarily
0:25.8	and also destroy the state of Israel.
0:27.8	And they're dead serious about it, and they're certainly capable of expanding this war
0:31.9	to accomplish it. I'm
0:33.0	Jaret Halpern.
0:34.0	The new Speaker of the House is finding his footing
0:37.0	with major spending challenges over Israel, Ukraine,
0:41.0	the border, and keeping government open.
0:44.0	Well, Mike Johnson is probably going to have a very similar
0:47.0	a speakership to Kevin McCarthy.
0:48.0	Now, I don't mean by that.
0:49.0	That means he's going to be shown the door in a few months,
0:51.0	but he has the same types of problems
0:53.8	because he has the same members. This is the Fox News rundown from Washington. On Friday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinckin was in Israel saying he was there to engage in intense diplomacy and part of that in
1:15.3	his talks with Israeli officials after meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu was the possibility
1:19.6	of a humanitarian pause in the fighting in Gaza.
1:23.0	A number of legitimate questions were raised in our discussions today,
1:26.5	including how to connect a pause to the release of hostages.
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