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>> richard engel, thank you. i want to turn to monica alba who is at the white house. great to see you. thanks for joining us. let's talk diplomacy. i want to talk about humanitarian aid. starting with diplomacy. the president essentially calling his diplomatic approach quiet and relentless. we know the secretary of state is traveling to the middle east to meet with israeli and palestinian and regional counterparts. tell us what we know about the president's role in really maneuvering this conflict over the last 11 days. >> reporter: we are getting new details. our team reporting that really...

Used to go after north korea. basically what it calls for is a lot of sustained attacks if there are things that happen like an artillery barrage on seoul. >> there are 28,000 military personal along the zone as well. let's talk diplomacy, aaron. you worked at the state department for a long time. is there a significant diplomatic option that would avoid what they say the abandonment of this policy of strategic patience? >> well, as a departure point, the fact is there is no agreed instinct. we're not going to denuclearize the korean peninsula anytime soon. the fault position is a freeze. a fr...

Its support. saying israel has a right to defend itself against terrorists. how important a role might that play in any decision to go in and have a ground war at this point? >> well, all options are on the table. the equation is simple, going to be quiet in israel, going to be quiet in gaza. we are trying to do everything to defend our citizens. the problem is hamas is an organization targets israeli civilians. it doesn't make a difference who they are. yesterday, they tried to shoot a rocket on jerusalem and it nearly hit a muslim community. they target muslims, jews, christians. this organi...