Netanyahu insistent on Rafah invasion

turning to the war in Gaza today prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared no force in the world will prevent Israeli forces from entering the besieged city of Rafa it comes as vice president Kamala Harris today met with families of several Americans taken hostage by Hamas assuring them that the Biden Administration is doing all it can to bring them home cbs's Deborah Pata reports from Tel Aviv Rua has become a tense city of mostly women and children who have been running from war for months once again they fear the worst as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubles down on his plans to invade Rua despite the US warning that would be a mistake Jula sought Refuge here with her nine children after her husband was killed in an Israeli air strike what hurts me the most she said is I've lost my dignity I feel humiliated but after 6 months of War if they are forced out where do they go to next the Israeli Defense Force has mostly withdrawn from Southern Gaza allowing residents to return to KH Yunis but this is not the home they remember the destruction everywhere so complete it is unlivable everything is dead this woman said across this Wasteland there are also still more than 100 hostages including Americans being held who have now spent more than half a year in captivity today their family members met with vice president Cara Harris once again pleading for their release what we have heard is that there is a deal on the table right now that all of the parties agree to and are willing to work with we are waiting now and the world Waits for Hamas to get to yes Secretary of State Anthony blinkin has said there is a serious offer on the table and that the ball is firmly in hamas's court while National Security adviser Jake Sullivan says he has spoken with Cutter's prime minister and urged him to get a response from Hamas as soon as possible Nora Deborah p with that new reporting thank you very much

Channel: CBS Evening News

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Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Gaza Strip, Benjamin Neta​nyahu, CBS Evening News, World

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Length: 2min 23sec (143 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 09 2024