It's Thursday, November 2nd. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker,

your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. In today's PDB, as IDF and Palestinian

casualties mount in the Gaza ground offensive, we turn our focus to what life might look like after

Hamas. Remember that the IDF subjective here is to ensure that Hamas never again has the ability

to govern Gaza or threaten Israel in the future. Later in the program, I'll clarify why reports

suggesting Yemen has declared war on Israel aren't entirely accurate and provide updates on

hundreds of Americans stranded in Gaza. Lastly, a new group of foreign nationals

is making the perilous trek to the United States, and surprisingly, they're not from south of the

border. I'll tell you who they are in the back of the brief. But first up, the PDB spotlight.

As the Israeli ground offensive moves deeper into Gaza, the strategies and objectives behind

Israel's approach are becoming clearer. Contrary to some predictions of a headlong thrust into the

Palestinian enclave, the Israel defense forces are taking a measured approach. Videos and images

surfacing from Gaza show the IDF methodically encircling Gaza City, one of the enclave's largest

population hubs, and looking to cut the Gaza strip in half, right above the declared evacuation

zone boundary. Now, tragically, the human cost is continuing to rise. Over the past two days,

the number of Israeli soldiers who have lost their lives in the Gaza strip has increased to 16.

In a notable development, during its operation in the Jabaliyah refugee camp in northern Gaza,

the IDF took over a significant Hamas military position and managed to eliminate the commander of

Hamas's Jabaliyah brigade. On the other side, Hamas remains defiant.

Gaza Hamad, a high-ranking member of Hamas's political bureau, issued a pointed message to Israel.

He stated, quote, we are not ashamed to say this with full force. We must teach Israel a lesson,

and we will do this again and again." Now, Hamad was referring to the brutal Hamas attacks of

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