Hello and welcome, everyone. Im michael holmes, continuing our coverage of israel at war. And we begin this hour with the latest on the war between israel and hamas. Diplomatic efforts now under way to try to contain the humanitarian crisis intensifying by the hour in gaza. Aid workers say the situation there has descended into what they describe as complete chaos. Tens of thousands fleeing after israel told residents to leave Northern Gaza, where more than a Million People leave, as it gears up for its next stage of its war with hamas. And palestinian Officials Say the death toll has surpasses 2,600. That includes 700 children. We do want to warn you the next video youre about to see might be disturbing. Handout videos like this showing small children on ventilators in a hospital in Northern Gaza as the u. N. Is calling for urgent humanitarian access into the strip. Meanwhile, americas top diplomat has been meeting regional leaders including those from egypt where he once again called
he said ultimately that depends on whether or not this deters people coming into the country. it s too early to know if things are going to slow down here or not. at the end of the day, that is what the trump administration is trying to do. but if you look at the history of border patrol enforcements deterrence, while walls may have slowed people, they end up going to other places trying to cross in more dangerous ways, and ultimately it just becomes a shifts. you may have people not crossing, but instead running from the border patrol down here in south texas, one of the most dangerous places to cross a border if you re not going to turn yourself into the border patrol once you get to the other side. there are consequences we may not yes have seen, including an increase of people injured or dying on of thoughs rhos. jacob, thank you for joining muss. i should say the images you have been seeing here are from the department of health and human services, what we call handout videos of