From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Taverini-C, and this is The Daily.

Almost immediately after Israel was attacked on October 7, it began preparing for a ground invasion

of Gaza.

But more than two weeks later, that invasion hasn't happened.

Today, I talk to Jerusalem Bureau Chief Patrick Kingsley about why.

It's Wednesday, October 25.

So Patrick, it's 6.30 in the evening in New York, and it's 1.30 in the morning

where you are in Israel.

I know you've had a really long day.

Tell us where we're reaching you right now and what you've been doing.

You're reaching me on the road between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

I've spent the last nine hours watching security camera footage from

a kibbutz in the south, called Kibbutz Bayri, where more than 100 people were killed

on October 7 during the Hamas terrorist attacks.

And I've been trying to research exactly what happened that day to try and

piece together the events of the day.

And it's been a long few weeks as it has for everyone here, Israelis and Palestinians.

It has been a long and horrible few weeks.

And I wanted to call you Patrick because I wanted to hear what you had to say

about the next few weeks, the next phase.

And the thing that's really been a central focus I think for everyone

and certainly in our coverage has been a ground invasion.

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