Molly Hunter: ‘In Rafah, no one believes’ Netanyahu will wait to launch ground incursion

>>> CIA DIRECTOR BILL BURNS AND ISRAEL'S SPY CHIEF ARE IN CAIRO NEGOTIATING A HOSTAGE DEAL AND CEASE-FIRE. THIS AS PRESIDENT BIDEN MET WITH JORDAN'S KING MONDAY AND PRESSURED ISRAEL TO DROP PLANS FOR A GROUND INVASION IN RAFAH WHERE PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN FINDING REFUGE IN MAKESHIFT TENT CAMPS. >> THE MAJOR MILITARY OPERATION IN RAFAH SHOULD NOT PROCEED WITHOUT A CREDIBLE PLAN -- A CREDIBLE PLAN FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE SHELTERING THERE. THEY ARE PACKED INTO RAFAH, EXPOSED AND VULNERABLE. THEY NEED TO BE PROTECTED. >> JOINING ME FROM JERUSALEM IS MOLLY HUNTER. FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE HEARING FROM PEOPLE -- FROM OUR TEAM IN RAFAH. IT'S DESPERATE THERE. >> Reporter: IT IS INCREDIBLY DESPERATE. THERE'S THIS REAL RISING PANIC AS WE WATCH THIS SPLIT SCREENPLAY OUT IN THE REGION. I IMAGINE WE WILL WATCH IT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE. YOU HAVE BILL BURNS, THE ISRAELI SPY CHIEF, OTHER OFFICIALS IN CAIRO TO HAMMER OUT DETAILS OF THE HOMAGE RELEASE DEAL AND A CEASE-FIRE. IN RAFAH, NO ONE BELIEVES THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER WILL WAIT TO LAUNCH THAT GROUND INCURSION UNTIL A DEAL IS INKED. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE IN THAT TIGHTLY PACKED AREA IN THE SOUTH OF THE GAZA STRIP. LISTEN TO WHAT IT FEELS LIKE. >> Reporter: IT'S TERRIFYING. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES FROM DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE GAZA STRIP. AN ESTIMATED 1.4 MILLION PALESTINIANS CRAMMED INTO THIS TINY AREA UP AGAINST THE EGYPTIAN BORDER. U.N. AGENCIES -- YOU HEARD THE PRESSURE FROM BIDEN AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE SAYING THESE PEOPLE HAVE NOWHERE TO GO IF ISRAELI GROUND TROOPS COME IN. >> THERE'S A GROWING FEELING IN THE ARAB WORLD THAT NETANYAHU IS NOT LISTENING TO AMERICA. THE U.S. IS NOT BEING TOUGH ENOUGH, STILL SUPPLYING WEAPONS AND SUPPORT. JUST ANOTHER $14 BILLION IN THAT SENATE BILL TODAY THAT PASSED. THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAS CONFIRMED A U.S. CITIZEN WAS KILLED IN THE WEST BANK, WHERE THERE'S GROWING TENSION, ON SATURDAY. YOU HAVE DETAILS NOW FROM THE FIELD THAT THIS WAS A TEENAGER, THIS WAS A BOY. >> Reporter: THIS WAS A CHILD, ANDREA. OUR PRODUCER JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE FATHER. I CAN TELL YOU WHAT HE SAID. THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT JUST RELEASED A STATEMENT AS YOU SAID, NOT RELEASING HIS NAME, JUST SAYING WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. WE ARE WORKING TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION AND HAVE PRESSED THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. THE FATHER OF THE 17-YEAR-OLD HAS JUST FLOWN OVER FROM MIAMI TO BE HERE. HIS SON WAS HAVING A PICNIC WITH FRIENDS AND RELATIVES SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 10th IN A PALESTINIAN VILLAGE JUST ACROSS THE WALL FROM WHERE I AM IN JERUSALEM, ABOUT TEN MINUTES AS THE CROW FLIES, JUST OVER THE WALL IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK. HE WAS HAVING A PICNIC WITH FRIENDS. AFTER THE PICNIC, THEY GOT INTO THEIR CARS. AROUND 4:30 P.M., THAT'S WHEN ISRAELI FORCES SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD. HE DIED IN A HOSPITAL. ACCORDING TO THE DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL, AN ORGANIZATION THAT TRACKS INCIDENTS LIKE THIS, 98 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 HAVE BEEN KILLED JUST SINCE OCTOBER 7th. WE ARE TALKING TO HIS FAMILY TO TRY TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND THIS. WE KNOW HE WAS 17 YEARS OLD. HE WAS LIVING OVER HERE FOR HIGH

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Length: 4min 45sec (285 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 13 2024