Meet the Press NOW — October 9

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🗓️ 9 October 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Israel orders a “full seige” of Gaza ahead of a potential ground operation. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss American foreign policy as war breaks out in Israel and the House of Representatives remains without a speaker. Amb. Dennis Ross talks about the historical context of Hamas’ attacks on Israel. Adm. John Kirby discusses potential Iranian involvement in the Hamas attacks and outlines the Biden administration’s efforts to recover American hostages. Jim Geraghty, Susan Page and Jen Psaki join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Meet the Press Now on Ryan Nobles in Washington.
0:14.0	And we are following the breaking news out of the Middle East right now, Israel is actively
0:18.8	striking targets in the Gaza Strip and preparing for a possible ground invasion as the war
0:23.9	between Israel and Hamas is quickly escalating and could become a more widespread conflict.
0:29.3	A short time ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the offensive into
0:33.4	Gaza is only beginning and he issued this warning to Hamas.
0:38.0	I said that any place from which Hamas operates will turn into a weapon.
0:42.4	This has already happened today and it will continue happening even more so.
0:47.4	I promise you dear citizens, at the end of the war, all our enemies will know.
0:53.9	It was a terrible mistake to attack Israel.
0:58.3	We will do to our enemies next day with echo for generations.
1:04.6	This all comes in response to this weekend's unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas.
1:09.8	The Palestinian militant group launched thousands of rockets into Israel while hundreds of
1:14.1	Hamas fighters breached Israeli barriers entering the country by land, air and sea.
1:20.2	More than 1200 people have been killed since Saturday, at least 700 is in Israel and more than
1:24.7	570 in Gaza.
1:27.0	Hamas also claims to be holding more than 100 people hostage, including women and children
1:31.0	and dozens of Israeli soldiers.
1:33.6	It's also now threatening that its militants will execute one civilian hostage anytime Israel
1:39.0	targets civilians in Gaza without warning.
1:42.6	Families and friends of those who are taken hostage are speaking out today, including Yani
1:46.8	Asher, whose wife and two young daughters were kidnapped from an Israeli border town on
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