WELCOME TOTHE PROGRAM.

CAN I START BY ASKING YOU, WHATIS THE PROBLEM AT THE CROSSING,WHY IS AID NOT COMING INTO GAZAFOR PEOPLE?

>> CURRENTLY THERE IS A MILESLONG CONVOY OF HUMANITARIANASSISTANCE BETWEENRAFAH WITHTRUCKS ON THE SIDEOF THE ROADWAITING THE POSSIBILITY OFENTERING.

THE RAFAH CROSSINGOVER THE LAST DAYS HAS BEENBOMBED FOUR TIMES AMONG THEMONCE WHEN WE WERE TRYING TOREPAIR SOME OF THE DAMAGEFORTHE EGYPTIAN WORKERS THAT WEREINJURED.

THE CROSSING HAS SUSTAINEDDAMAGE, THE ROADS, ACCESS ROADSBETWEEN THE EGYPTIAN AND GAZANSIDE HAVE SEVERE DAMAGEANDNEED REPAIR.

AND THEREBYWE DO NOT HAVE ASWELL ANY AUTHORIZATION AND CLEAR, SECURE ROUTES, SECURE ROUTESFOR THOSE CONVOYS TO BE ABLE TOENTER SAFELY AND WITHOUT ANYPOSSIBILITY OF BEING TARGETED.

THAT IS THE CURRENT STATUSANDSITUATION AND WE ARE WORKINGDILIGENTLY HOPING THAT THERE ISAN OPENING ANDABILITY TOREPAIR THE CROSSINGS SO THATCONVOYS CAN GO IN.

THERE IS AGREAT NEED ON THE PART OF THOSEWHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROMTHE NORTH OF GAZAFOR THE LACKOF FOOD, WATER, SHELTER ANDTHEY ARE SUFFERING IMMENSELY.

UNTIL NOW THERE IS NO SAFEPASSAGE THAT HAS BEEN GRANTEDAND NO ABILITY TOREPAIR THEDAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED.

>> WE HAVE SEEN,CNN HAS BEENREPORTING THAT THERE HAVEINDEED BEEN AIRSTRIKES AROUNDRAFAH.

WE'VE SHOWN ITTODAY.

PLUMES OF SMOKE AROUND THATAREA.

MY QUESTION TO YOU, EVEN IF ITWAS OPEN ANDYOU ALLOWEDHUMANITARIAN CONVOYSIN.

WHO ARE YOU WILLING TO ALLOWOUT?

CLEARLY THERE IS A MASSIVEPRESSURE.

PALESTINIANS ARE TRYING TOFLEE.

WOULD YOU ACCEPTTENS, HUNDREDSOF THOUSANDS OF DESPERATEPALESTINIANS INTO EGYPT?

>> I SEE THAT THIS IS AREPEATED QUESTION POSED TO USAND I WONDER WHETHER ITSHOULDN'T BE THE CASE, BUT WHATSHOULD BE ALLOWED IS THEENTRANCE OF UNITARIANASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THEGAZAN PEOPLE, TO REMAIN INTHEIR TERRITORY.

THAT TRANSFER, THAT DISPLACEMENTIS IN CONTRADICTION TO THEHUMANITARIAN LAW.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THEPURPOSE OF THE TRANSFER EXCEPTIF IT IS INTENTIONAL, OF VASTNUMBEROF PEOPLE THAT IS ACOUNTRY THAT IS ALREADY HOST TO9 MILLION REFUGEES, TO HAVE ANADDITIONAL INFLUX OF THISNATURE.

I BELIEVE THAT MANY EUROPEANCOUNTRIES ARE VERY SENSITIVE TOTHIS ISSUE ANDDO EVERYTHINGPOSSIBLE TO AVOID IT.

I KNOW THE UNITED STATES HAS APROBLEM ON THE SOUTHERN BORDERTHAT RESTRICTS THE ENTRY OFTHOSE WHO SEEK IT.

SO I WONDER WHY EGYPT SHOULD BE, PRESUMED TOALLOW FOR THEINFLUX OF 1 MILLION OR 2MILLION INHABITANTS WHO ARESUFFERING BECAUSE OF THECONSEQUENCES OF THERE BEINGTARGETED UNNECESSARILY.

>> I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHETHERIT IS ALSO AN ISSUE OFWORRYTHAT THEY WOULD NEVER BEALLOWED BACK.

FOR INSTANCE, THEJORDANIAN SAID ANY ATTEMPT TOMOVE THE LISTINGS OUT OF THEOCCUPIED WEST BANK IS A REDLINEFOR THEM.

I'M WONDERING IF YOU ARECONCERNED,LIKE OTHER ARABLEADERS ARE, AND CERTAINLYPALESTINIANS.

THAT EVEN IF YOU DID ALLOW THEMIN THAT WOULD BE THE END OFTHEIR ABILITY TO GO BACK INTOGAZA.

>> THAT IS CERTAINLY APOSSIBILITY AND MIGHT BE ANINTENTION THAT THEY AREFORCIBLY THEREBY DISPLAYS ANDTHEY LOSE THEIR PROPERTY ANDLOSE THEIR HOMELAND.

FOR PURPOSES OF A POLITICALREASON.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY A VIOLATIONIF IT DOESN'T CONSTITUTE A WARCRIME IN ITSELF.

THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF APOPULATION OF THAT SIZE ISUNJUSTIFIED AND UNWARRANTED.

>> YOUR PRESIDENT WILL BEMEETING, ALONG WITH THE KING OFJORDAN AND THE HEAD, PRESIDENTOF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY,WILL BE MEETING WITH PRESIDENTBIDEN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THISCONVERSATION IS AIMED AT?

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING ATIMMEDIATELY AND IN THE LONGTERM?

>> THE IMMEDIATE TERM I BELIEVETHE CONVERSATION WOULD HAVE TOEMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OFDETECTING CIVILIAN LIVES, ANECESSITY TO PROVIDEHUMANITARIAN ACCESS AND PROVIDESAFE HAVENS FOR CIVILIANS SOTHAT THEY, SO THAT THEY AREPROVIDED THE RIGHTS OF THEINTERNATIONAL AND HUMANITARIAN LAW.

BUT ALSO IT NECESSARILYWOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEPROSPECTS OF RE-INITIATION, OF A POLITICAL PATHWAY ANDPOLITICAL HORIZON FOR THEESTABLISHMENTS IN THE END OFTHE CONFLICT OF A TWO STATESOLUTION.