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🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) says it’s been a “frustrating” week for House Republicans as they try to elect a new speaker and responds to former President Trump calling Lebanese militant group Hezbollah “smart.” Israeli Defense Forces Spokesperson Major Ben Walhaus doesn’t rule out a ground invasion, saying the IDF will “do what’s needed” to stop Hamas’ attacks. Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) explains how difficult it’ll be to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Gaza. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Meet the Press Now.
0:13.3	I'm Kristen Welker reporting in Washington where we're following breaking news out of Israel
0:18.0	and Gaza, including new developments tied to the White House's response and a rising
0:23.3	American death toll as the war between Israel and Hamas rapidly escalates in size, scope,
0:29.6	and agony with Israeli ground forces mobilizing for potential invasion in response to
0:35.1	Mass' brutal attack, Gaza is being pummeled from the air.
0:39.7	This is new drone video showing entire blocks reduced to rubble.
0:44.0	In Gaza City, this was the moment a building complex was virtually destroyed, it happened
0:48.9	earlier today.
1:00.2	Now Gaza has been plunged into a humanitarian catastrophe.
1:04.6	Hospitals are being overrun, have no access to new supplies, and the Red Cross warned earlier
1:09.6	today that hospital backup generators are in danger of running out of fuel within hours.
1:15.3	These are live pictures of the Gaza skyline, as you can see there is virtually no electricity
1:20.4	there right now.
1:21.8	The UN reports more than 300,000 gozins have been displaced with essentially nowhere to go.
1:27.2	While in Israel earlier today, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged the United States
1:31.6	on wavering support, but urged its leaders to avoid civilian deaths as it ramps up its
1:36.6	military response.
1:39.0	How Israel does this matters?
1:41.8	We democracies distinguish ourselves from terrorists by striving for a different standard, even
1:47.1	when it's difficult, and holding ourselves to account when we fall short.
1:52.1	Our humanity, the value that we place on human life and human dignity, that's what makes
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