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I'm happy to have you. Let's get into the events of the day and what's happening in Israel.

Here is Donna Brazil on ABC News. I play this clip of her for particular reason. She's talking to the left.

From George W. Bush. Our new poll looked at this just out this morning. U.S. responsibility in the Middle East found that 55% say the U.S. has a responsibility to fight terrorism, 53% responsibility

to protect Israeli citizens, but less than a majority to ensure peace.

So there's not a lot of appetite among American voters for broad U.S. involvement, but

there is support, perhaps not as strong as I would have thought it would have been, but there

is support for a strong U.S. support for Israel.

There's no question about it. And look, we just finished or got out. I don't know the right word, but, you know, we were in the Middle East, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. So I'm sure there's no appetite. And some of that is the hard partisanship

we see. But more importantly, this is a moment where the American people must understand

what's at stake to hostages, including Americans. We have to understand that Israel is our ally,

and yet we have to be prudent in how we use our military might and strength in that region.

This is the President of Israel.

So let's first understand what type of hostages. Who are these hostages?

Babies, pregnant women, elderly people with dementia even with

their caretakers families innocent civilians of the with from 30 from 36 nations

people were killed or abducted from 36 nations.

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