senator chris coons, welcome to hardtalk. thanks, stephen. good to be on with you. it s great to have you on the show. senator, would you agree that, day by day, the israel hamas war is becoming more of a headache for presidentjoe biden? i think this is the most consequential period in modern israeli history, and i think president biden did exactly the right thing in engaging directly, immediately, flying over to israel, deploying two aircraft carrier groups. but it is becoming a real challenge for us, domestically and internationally. his commitment to israel, their right to self defence, their ability to carry out a difficult and intense campaign against hamas is unwavering. but he is also privately engaging with israeli leaders and pressing for more humanitarian relief, for a clear plan for what comes after in gaza and the region, and for a more targeted campaign. unwavering, you say, and yet the outside world sees a biden message which is changing. in the early days it wa
blackout, but unreliable fuel supplies could still cause communications blackouts. meanwhile, israel is still facing backlash to al aqsa hospital now where our correspondent yogita limaye has been working with freelance journalist majdi fathi to tell the story of one family brought there, including a young child who later died. and a warning there are distressing images from the start. monday in central gaza. shouting tuesday. he cries wednesday. thursday. and today, another air strike, all in so called safer areas, away from the north where israel is conducting ground operations and had asked civilians to evacuate. this family was bombed in deir al balah. we re being killed and no one is doing anything about it, this man shouts. abed is still breathing, in critical condition. doctors scramble to treat the boy. 0n the floor, by his bed, they check his father for a heartbeat. they can t hear it. his family in shock, still finding out. ..who s been rescued, who s survived a
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