The Israeli military released aerial video showing an incident Thursday in Gaza City, where the Hamas-run Health Ministry reports more than 100 people were killed. The Health Ministry said Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid. Israel said the video shows there was a stampede, as Palestinians in desperate need of aid rushed to the trucks that were carrying food. As some residents moved toward Israeli troops, Israel said the troops fired warning shots and struck some residents in their legs. LiveNOW from FOX’s Josh Breslow spoke with Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor about the latest developments out of Gaza.
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On live now from Fox and I do want to get back to this breaking news here out of the Middle East take a look at Israel has
Now released. aerial video showing the incident today in Gaza City Where the Hamas run Health Ministry does report that more than 100 people were killed. the health Ministry
Saying Israeli truths open fire on a crowd of on a crowd of Palestinians Aid now Israel says the video shows. there was a stampede as Palestinians rushed to the trucks that
Arrived carrying food. now as some residents moved toward Israeli troops Israel does say the troops were ordered to Fire warning shots and to strike some of the residents in
Their legs. Israel reports a majority of the deaths and injuries during the incident were caused by the Stampede with some people being run over by the trucks. a lot of
Developments as always here. So I do want to bring in Javid Ali and associate professor of practice. at the University of Michigan. and Arbor. He’s also a former senior
US government counterterrorism and intelligence official. joining us now live. Thank you so much as always for taking the time to be here with us. Absolutely, Josh great to be with you.
All right. so your initial thoughts as you hear the details of this starting to emerge and also see that video that was released the aerial video.
By the IDF. the more Grim news coming out of Gaza and the fact that you had thousands of Gaza and civilians trying to get food and uh other Aid at
This 1 particular location just speaks to the overall humanitarian. Um, uh situation on the ground that obviously has been building for months and months and months. now, uh
Sort of at the Tactical level, you know, why did things unfold the way? they did and and why did the IDF had the have these Rules of engagement where the troops
Um shot a warning shots, even though these crowds were were massing trying to to ostensibly get um, food and and other supplies not storm the the convoys
That were there and why why were the Rules of Engagement? Um, allowed to actually shoot some of the protesters and 1 can imagine that or no protesters, but the the individuals gathering
For the the food and then it seems like just mass chaos unfolded after that. So just another sad development against this backdrop of the humanitarian suffering and the gastro. Yeah, very sad
Development here and I do want to take you out to this live image that we have showing the Israel Gaza border. We also have another image that we show.
That does show the Israel Lebanon border and I want to talk a little bit more about that situation as Arab media is now reporting that Iran has given Hezbollah the quote unquote
Green light to escalate attacks on Israel’s northern border. What would an escalation look like? Would it essentially be an all-out War? I know we have discussed this in the
Past. Yeah. I mean Hezbollah is by far in a way the most capable. adversary that Israel faces. um from a non-state. perspective in in the region, Hezbollah for the
Last 4 years. has grown from a small. clandestine. terrorist organization backed by Iran, uh from Lebanon in the early. 1980s to what it is. Now it has
A large military force that has sophisticated weapons that it is. uh been provided by Iran. uh has members and as a social political movement too as members of parliament. uh
The Secretary General of Hezbollah Hassan nasrallah is sort of the de facto kind of leader of Southern Lebanon, so, if if this latest report is true, and it’s unclear
If it’s not there’s also questions about the Iran Hezbollah relationship. or hizballah doesn’t necessarily need Iran’s backing to to do anything. um that if but again if
You take it at face value, that it would be a serious serious development in the overall conflict because again, Hezbollah is orders of magnitude more capable than Hamas or the
Other Palestinian. groups that Israel is currently facing So if it if there is you know a broader conflict between Israel and Isabella it would make
Look it would make um, what is happening in Gaza look small in comparison. just because as Bala is so much more. advanced from a from a military
Perspective. And it is important to note as you said, there are so many different reports that are coming in when you’re talking about. Israeli media Arabia. media a lot of
Different reports. So it is to you know, kind of preface that by saying if if this report turns out to be true, so I appreciate you. uh, bringing that up
There now as senior Hamas leader calling on residents of the West Bank and Jerusalem to barricade themselves at the alox. Moss at the start of Ramadan some have described
It as a quote Uprising. What is the significance there of that move overall? Yeah that this could be another. attempt for Hamas to Rally. Palestinian. support. Uh
For its caused. Um and even though the the bulk of the Israeli fighting is in uh Gaza against Hamas. There’s still been um, uh skirmishes and and um
Kind of smaller scale. Uh, uh raids and attacks against Hamas and other Palestinian, uh, Targets in the West Bank, so, uh, if if uh, the this call from senior Hamas officials is heard by
Palestinians in the West Bank, and they do try to barricade themselves in the on locksmiths That would be a highly provocative. move certainly with the
Start of Ramadan in about uh, a week plus from now. Um, and it would sort of be daring the Israelis to go. in uh again the beginning of Ramadan very kind of um,
Holy time in Islam and forcibly removed these protesters and 1 can imagine what those scenes would look like so I think this seems to be um an attempt
By Hamas to put pressure on Israel. uh in the West Bank even though they are facing pressure from Israel in the Gaza Strip. is the offensive from
Israel in? rafah still imminent? I know there’s discussion over this potential. ceasefire and hostage release deal and there’s been a lot of discussion over the last week especially about that
Offensive in rafah is that essentially still going to happen? regardless? Yeah. That’s a great question Josh and we don’t know from the outside looking in sort of what the calculus
Is from. prime minister Netanyahu. War cabinet and um if the operational level has have the Israelis um sort of put all the right pieces in place to actually um start
That offensive because it would have to be fairly large scale and involve thousands and thousands of troops and lots of other equipment and you need a lot of intelligence to coordinate.
Uh the movement of of all of that. uh activity, but at the same time at the international level, and from the bilateral us Israel, uh level they’re probably a lot of
Discussions right now. uh, and attempts, um to have Israel not engage in that. um aspect of the campaign because Roth is 1 of the few places right now, that uh,
Palestinians can sort of um seek some kind of refuge and safety despite in what happened. uh today, and um, the just thinking of the the scenes
Of a large-scale, uh IDF offensive in this highly populated, part of Southern Gaza at the beginning of RAM. Ramadan 1 can imagine that that it would just spark an
Enormous amount of international um outrage and attention so that has to be um factored into these really decision-making processes as well. Want to talk a little bit more
About the ceasefire and possible hostage release plan that has been. discussed. So we do have President Biden we have the leader of Egypt saying that this could happen
In the coming days Here. They are hopeful for that. So my question is does it appear that Hamas is kind of softening its demands for uh this deal to be
Reached and does it appear that we are closer to actually seeing a deal. Well President Biden made that comment I believe on Monday. and uh he um said
That uh, this at that time that was the status of uh, the negotiations. uh, based on. comments related to him by his National Security adviser Jake Sullivan. So
That was Monday, here We are now, it’s Thursday. Um is there really going to be a ceasefire? in place? Uh by next Monday just
A few days from now maybe there will be maybe there won’t uh, the the comments from the Israeli side prime minister Netanyahu and others doesn’t seem to suggest that that is
Something that they have agreed to um, similarly on the Hamas side. It’s not clear. that they they’re sort of negotiating position. Um, that they have all the
Terms they want to put a ceasefire. in place and I think prime minister Netanyahu who’s still under a lot of domestic political pressure to get the hostages. back and and to
Show more tangible. uh gains against Hamas whether that means killing or capturing senior leaders, like who’s the military chief? uh for Hamas? Um, in the Gaza Strip in the
West Bank, so these are all things that have to be factored into whether a ceasefire. takes place and there’s International politics. There’s domestic politics. There’s the Hamas calculus. So there’s so many
Complex. variables that have to go into that decision. and it’s very complex now the Palestinian authorities foreign minister is saying that Hamas really does. understand
That it shouldn’t be a part of the new government in the Palestinian territories. Is that a shift in any way for Hamas not to be part of the new government? well, that would
Be a sea change based on. what’s happened the past you or the past decade when Hamas assumed control of the Gaza Strip now. maybe that is also a
Reflection of the the losses that Hamas has suffered as a result of the uh, Israeli campaign against it and that but this may not be long term.
This could be short term where Hamas um, if there is some kind of ceasefire and if there is an agreement for the Palestinian Authority to take uh control with
Other um types of support around it of both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip that this is the time for Hamas to to regroup to regather and and
Think about its next steps, but it doesn’t mean that it won’t try to come back at the political level or even from a terrorist perspective. you know years
From now so that will be another thing that has to be looked at. All right. Well a job at Ali. Thank you so much for
Taking the time to join us here. great perspective and a a great help to break down all these headlines. I say it all the time, but we have these developments
That pretty much happen on a daily really hourly basis here. Anything else you want to add about any of this before I let you go. Yeah, Josh, um. it’ll be
Really interesting to see whether a ceasefire does. um happen and the fact that Ramadan as I said before is going to start relatively soon. I I do
Think that is going to be a driver of whether a ceasefire. happens or not. And if it doesn’t and if this fighting continues for um, the next 6 months it’s already on.
Almost at the 6-month. Point, uh right now then I think that is just going to put more. pressure. Um, here inside the United States on the Biden Administration. We’ve
Already seen the reporting about how it’s affecting. Um, politics, especially where I am here in Michigan and I know you’re a Michigan grad as well. So these are all things
That that can play out over the next several months if a ceasefire doesn’t happen sooner, uh, rather than later. All right. Thank you again for taking the time to be
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People are complaining that the UN did not intervene, it’s obvious they don’t know how the UN military works
You can't be both aggressor and victim. Hamas should have never started this war
There is no law and order among Palestinians or they would've known to work together rather than to swarm towards the aid.
Why are they so evil🤷🏻♂️
Propaganda of hamas,
Israel never do this ❤
"From accounts of people on the ground, videos and photographs of deadly episode after episode, plus the resultant mortalities from blocking or smashing the crucial necessities of life, a more likely estimate, in my appraisal, is that at least 200,000 Palestinians must have perished by now and the toll is accelerating by the hour. Imagine Americans, if this powerful U.S.-made weaponry was fired on the besieged, homeless, trapped people of Philadelphia, do you think that only 30,000 of that city’s 1.5 million people would have been killed?" Ralph Nader
Omg look at all the black specks that aren't running but appear to be lying dead on the ground.
Armies fight armies, IDF fights women and children. Nothing to be proud of.
Nice trap by Nazi Land 2.0.
By the way no aid agency has said it sent this aid so are we to presume that Nazi Land 2.0 who have even turned the water off to Gazans for five months , have suddenly made a u turn.
Nazi land 2.0 wants gazans to get out of the North of Gaza in any way.
After five months I would expect no less of these brave soldiers who showed their prowess before since 1967 in tackling civilian unrest namely throwing of stones with live ammunition.
They may even find it in their scriptures in which Satan tells his people to eliminate infants and pregnant women.(Amalek as referee to by Satanyahu in his address to Nazi Land 2.0 before four months).
Not bad Satan, at least you finally found someone who is as despicable as you.
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Ha ha ha 😂😂😂 where is Allah ? Hiding ? 😅😅😅 Now cry..hence proved Islam is a blunder
This genocide must be stopped
America please stop supporting the Savages apartheid monsters you can't have this blood on your hands Americans please
Israel is the only Nazis I see. I see no proof of anything besides genocide from Israel
Israel lying said that they restricted food truck to enter Rafah and North Gaza because they dont want food fall under Hamas but the reality Israel used a starving weapon to starved and kill children and Palestine
Why don’t all Muslim countries allow Palestinians into their country for sanctuary. They’re so this should be a easy move.
The IDF are terrorist
PEACE. You can be happy. Walk on your own way. YOU CAN HAVE WHAT YOU WANT. Do you believe this? Why would you want something if you can't have it? YOU CAN HAVE WHAT YOU WANT
This is why i do not trust western media. FOX is a giant liar!
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Haha, another lie from the idiots you follow.
Order is important. Was there no plan for the distribution once the trucks came in?
The UN specifically said they were not driving the trucks, or had any knowledge of what was happening. So you have to ask why was this aid brought in at night. It was dark. Starving innocent civillians were asked to come and collect aid. And then atleast 100 were killed. This was nothing short of planned, and so are the so called narrative that aid cannot get in because the settlers are protesting and forcing 100's of aid to turn around and return.
This is what happens when you poke the bear. You get what you were looking for.
Barbaric. Israel slaughtering starving civilians. This is no minor incident, they were starved and now they are being mowed down
You block thousand international aid in border but you do dropair. I think there's something with your brain. Just open the Rafah border.
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