And god forbid experience. A baby, an infant and god forbid experience. A baby, an infant riddled with bullets. Sotdiers an infant riddled with bullets. Soldiers beheaded. Young people burned soldiers beheaded. Young people burned alive. In their cars. Whether hideaway burned alive. In their cars. Whether hideaway rooms. I could go on. But it is simply hideaway rooms. I could go on. But it is simply depravity in the worst imaginable way. It almost defies comprehension and in the most immediate future it harkens back to isis immediate future it harkens back to isis and immediate future it harkens back to isis and some of the things that we saw when isis and some of the things that we saw when it isis and some of the things that we saw when it was on its rampage and thankfully saw when it was on its rampage and thankfully was stopped. So, i think for any thankfully was stopped. So, i think for any human thankfully was stopped. So, i think Forany Human Being thankfully was stopped. So, i think for any human being to see this, it is realty for any human being to see this, it is really beyond almost anything that we is really beyond almost anything that we can comprehend, digest and i ust that we can comprehend, digest and i just add that we can comprehend, digest and i just add that when you see this, you try to just add that when you see this, you try to imagine, maybe not try, you cant help try to imagine, maybe not try, you cant help but imagine yourself, your family. Cant help but imagine yourself, your family. Your cant help but imagine yourself, your family, your loved ones, your friends family, your loved ones, your friends in family, your loved ones, your friends in that situation. In that predicament. Maybe the best words from me predicament. Maybe the best words from me is predicament. Maybe the best words from me is overwhelming. Ithink what from me is overwhelming. Ithink what it from me is overwhelming. Ithink what it has from me is overwhelming. Ithink what it has done as it has united a country what it has done as it has united a country in what it has done as it has united a country in profound grief, but also United Country in profound grief, but also united a country in profound grief, but also united a country in resolve, and it is imperative that the rest of us share is imperative that the rest of us share that is imperative that the rest of us share that resolve. I said this earlier, share that resolve. I said this earlier, this is a moment of moral ctarity~ earlier, this is a moment of moral ctarity~ this earlier, this is a moment of moral clarity. This is a moment where everyone clarity. This is a moment where Everyone Needs to make clear that there Everyone Needs to make clear that there is Everyone Needs to make clear that there is revulsion, discussed and a determination and a determination not to determination and a determination not to allow this to go forward, sue, not to allow this to go forward, sue, images are worth a thousand words, sue, images are worth a thousand words, these images may be worth a nrittion words, these images may be worth a nrittion 0n words, these images may be worth a million. 0n the mediterranean situation million. 0n the mediterranean situation in gaza, i think it is first situation in gaza, i think it is first important to remember the fundamental issue that makes this complicated. Hamas continues to use civitians complicated. Hamas continues to use civitians as complicated. Hamas continues to use civilians as human shields, something that is not new, something they have something that is not new, something they have always done, intentionally putting they have always done, intentionally putting civilians and harmful way to way to putting civilians and harmful way to way to try putting civilians and harmful way to way to try to protect themselves or protect way to try to protect themselves or protect their infrastructure or their protect their infrastructure or their weapons. That is one of the trasic their weapons. That is one of the basic facts their weapons. That is one of the basic facts that israel has to deal with basic facts that israel has to deal with 0t basic facts that israel has to deal with. Of course, civilians should not be with. Of course, civilians should not be used in any way as the targets not be used in any way as the targets of not be used in any way as the targets of military operations. They are not targets of military operations. They are not the targets of military operations. They are not the target of israels operations. We did discuss ways of addressing operations. We did discuss ways of addressing the humanitarian needs of the people in gaza, to protect them from harm the people in gaza, to protect them from harm while israel conducts its legitimate from harm while israel conducts its legitimate Security Operation to defend legitimate Security Operation to defend itself from terrorism and try to make defend itself from terrorism and try to make sure this never happens again to make sure this never happens again we to make sure this never happens again. We also talked about possibility of safe passage of civilians possibility of safe passage of civilians who want to leave or get out of civilians who want to leave or get out of the civilians who want to leave or get out of the way in gaza, and that is a Discussion Out of the way in gaza, and that is a discussion that we will pursue in the coming a discussion that we will pursue in the coming days, and some of the countries the coming days, and some of the countries will be visiting. This is important countries will be visiting. This is important and it is an area for focus important and it is an area for focus. With regard to the 6 billion focus. With regard to the 6 billion. Again, it is always worth repeating billion. Again, it is always worth repeating the facts because unfortunately the facts get lost along unfortunately the facts get lost along the way. The money that iran accrued along the way. The money that iran accrued in along the way. The money that iran accrued in bank accounts, in this case accrued in bank accounts, in this case in accrued in bank accounts, in this case in south korea, for the sale of its oil case in south korea, for the sale of its oil was case in south korea, for the sale of its oil was done pursuant to an arrangement established by the previous arrangement established by the previous administration, the trump administration. None of the funds that have administration. None of the funds that have now gone to qatar have actually that have now gone to qatar have actually been spent or accessed in any way actually been spent or accessed in any way try actually been spent or accessed in any way by iran. Indeed, funds from that account any way by iran. Indeed, funds from that account are overseen by the treasury that account are overseen by the treasury department, can only be dispensed treasury department, can only be dispensed for humanitarian goods, food, dispensed for humanitarian goods, food, medicine, medical equipments and never food, medicine, medical equipments and never touch iranian hands. We have and never touch iranian hands. We have strict and never touch iranian hands. We have strict oversight of the funds and we have strict oversight of the funds and we retain the right to freeze them and we retain the right to freeze them. ,. ,. ,. Them. Next question to channel 13. Thank ou them. Next question to channel 13. Thank you very them. Next question to channel 13. Thank you very much. Them. Next question to channel 13. Thank you very much. The them. Next question to channel 13. | thank you very much. The precedent compared thank you very much. The precedent compared rightfully thank you very much. 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With regard to the first question, the president has been very clear, i have treen the president has been very clear, i have been very clear, we stand with israet~ have been very clear, we stand with israet~ we have been very clear, we stand with israel. We stand with israel and its determination to defend its people, its country~ determination to defend its people, its country. We stand with israel in its country. We stand with israel in its determination to do Everything Possible its determination to do Everything Possible to ensure that what happened on saturday never happens again. Happened on saturday never happens again. And happened on saturday never happens again, and in that determination we of course, again, and in that determination we of course, as again, and in that determination we of course, as you know, are providing of course, as you know, are providing assistance to israel in its efforts, and that will continue and we its efforts, and that will continue and we are its efforts, and that will continue and we are working closely with congress and we are working closely with congress to make sure that israel has what congress to make sure that israel has what it congress to make sure that israel has what it needs to do what it must has what it needs to do what it must. With regards to the second front, must. With regards to the second front, as must. With regards to the second front, as i must. With regards to the second front, as i mentioned earlier, it is our determination and that of israet. Our determination and that of israet. As our determination and that of israel, as well, that they will not be a israel, as well, that they will not be a second front or a third front and we be a second front or a third front and we are be a second front or a third front and we are working as hard as we can, working with other partners in the region can, working with other partners in the region to try to ensure that that is the region to try to ensure that that is the the region to try to ensure that that is the case. The president has also been that is the case. The president has also been very clear, president biden, also been very clear, president biden, has also been very clear, president biden, has been very clear that no one state biden, has been very clear that no one state or biden, has been very clear that no one state or non state actors to try to take one state or non state actors to try to take advantage of this moment and he has to take advantage of this moment and he has backed up that morning with the deployment of our largest carrier the deployment of our largest carrier group, the gerald r ford, as well as carrier group, the gerald r ford, as well as again carrier group, the gerald r ford, as well as again making sure that israet well as again making sure that israet has well as again making sure that israel has what it needs and that we also have israel has what it needs and that we also have appropriate assets in place also have appropriate assets in place. Beyond that i will not speculate on future events. Ed wong with the new speculate on future events. Ed wong with the new york speculate on future events. Ed wong with the new york times. Speculate on future events. Ed wong with the new york times. Many speculate on future events. Ed wong i with the new york times. Many people have likened the horrendous violence by hamas to the attacks of 9 11. 1 5 by hamas to the attacks of 9 11. As ou by hamas to the attacks of 9 11. As you know, the us heard lots of goodwill you know, the us heard lots of goodwill after you know, the us heard lots of goodwill after those you know, the us heard lots of goodwill after those attacks. 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